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AP-bound people stopped at Telangana border
The indication of imposing lockdown in Hyderabad has triggered a panic reaction among Telugus belonging to the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh who started rushing towards their home state.
Hyderabad/Amaravati: The indication of imposing lockdown in Hyderabad has triggered a panic reaction among Telugus belonging to the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh who started rushing towards their home state. But the decision of the AP government not to allow them into the state has landed them in a great trouble.
At a time when the entire country is going in for Unlock-2 and the Union Home Ministry announced that there should be no restrictions in inter-state movement of the people and goods, the DGP of Andhra Pradesh said that only those who have medical emergency or if there was some death in the family, etc, can be permitted to enter the state by road provided they were registered in Spandana app and that too between 7 am and 7 pm only.
During the last 48 hours, a large number of people have been struggling at the border as they cannot move forward nor can they come back so easily. The vehicles have been stopped at Nalgonda-Guntur border check posts at Dacehepally and Jaggaiahpet. Only those with valid passes were allowed to enter the state. According to rough estimates, over 2,500 vehicles were stopped and this includes some who had ventured to go to AP on two wheelers with family.
When asked those who were stuck at the Jaggaiahpet check post said that the situation in Telangana was scary and if there was another round of lockdown, it would be a problem for them and hence they wanted to go to their native places but the police had stopped them. They said they are now stuck and do not know what to do.
"We fail to understand how the state government could act in such a inhuman manner. The Union government announced that inter-state movement should not be hindered but here we are not being allowed," they lamented.
