After the arrest of KCR and the attacks on the students by police, the political parties and the people’s organizations responded in many different ways.
- Protesting against the arrest of KCR and the lathi charge on the students, TRS party along with the political parties and the people’s organizations gave a call for Bandh or total closure. In Hyderabad and in the entire Telangana region life was paralyzed. With the Government employees protesting by pen down strike, the government offices became centers of protests.
- Telangana was rocked with dharnas or protests and rasta rokos or obstructing roads at all places. The funeral processions of the effigies of the Congress leaders were taken out and were burnt in thousands of numbers. In the districts, advocates boycotted courts, came onto the roads and protested. In the High Court also, the advocates boycotted courts and protested.
- The workers of the Singareni did not report to work and protested. Telangana people came on to the streets in large numbers and expressed their protest through rebellious songs .The students organizations, people’s organizations employees unions, TRS Party, BJP, New Democracy Party and other associations protested by rasta rokos and other methods of protests against the non-responsive attitude of the State and the Central Governments At All places in Telangana, the effigies of Prime Minister, Chairperson of UPA, Chief Minister of AP.
- Central and State Ministers, Congress leaders and Seemandhra leaders were burnt after taking out mock funeral processions of their effigies. From the villages to the towns and cities the flame torches and the candlelight protests were conducted. Many hunger strike camps came up expressing solidarity with the indefinite hunger strike of KCR.
- Many thousands of agitators were arrested and cases were filed. Lathi charges took place at many places. Despite many blockade measures of the Government, the Telangana agitators did not go back. Totally, the Telangana Agitation reached its zenith and high water mark.
