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The Telangana bandh connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) came successful mode of radical who reached large autobus depots successful Hyderabad arsenic Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses stayed enactment from the morning. Many were caught unaware of the bandh. Some, though alert of it, inactive headed to the depots hoping the nationalist transport services volition resume.
With Saturday being opening of a agelong play and galore radical heading to their autochthonal places to observe Diwali connected Monday (October 20, 2025), the assemblage surged astatine the depots. All large governmental parties participated successful the bandh demanding enhanced reservations for Backward Classes successful agrarian section assemblage polls.
While the nationalist transport was shut, backstage services tried to currency successful connected the situation. Cabs, mini buses were seen extracurricular Jubilee Bus Stand (JBS) successful Secunderabad. While an air-conditioned autobus summons from the metropolis to Karimnagar costs astir ₹300, backstage cabs charged astir ₹1,000 per person. AC autobus summons to Nizamabad costs astir ₹270 to 350, backstage cabs quoted ₹1,500.
The JBS was filled with radical holding question bags, backpacks. Tired of waiting, they sought to cognize erstwhile the autobus services would resume. All chairs were occupied. Some sat connected stairs. People waited for their crook astatine the mobile charging points there. When radical saw RTC staff, they huddled astir to inquire erstwhile the autobus would commencement moving. “We cognize arsenic overmuch arsenic you do,” said a unit personnel.
A backstage worker Harish, who stays successful Hyderabad, booked a RTC autobus summons successful beforehand to Manthani successful Pedapalli. “I did not cheque the connection from RTC that the autobus work was canceled, till the reached the depot,” said Mr. Harish who was waiting astatine JBS.
Another person, Tarun, who stays successful Madhapur, was seen bargaining with a cab operator for a thrust to Nizamabad. “An AC autobus summons costs astir ₹450. He is charging ₹1500. I did not cognize of bandh. Else, I would person took my car,” said Mr. Tarun. Tired from waiting, radical who were lasting connected the aforesaid platforms got unneurotic to hail rides astatine a lesser charge.
Many had akin situations to share. Everyone hoped the autobus services would resume astatine the earliest.
