People say No to another Telangana bandh

HYDERABAD: The story of a Telangana bandh has now become similar to that of the shepherd who cried wolf. Public response to another bandh on Friday was weary and lukewarm. Like the shepherd who cried wolf too many times till people stopped responding, the T-bandh is now something people would rather shove aside.While a few shops remained closed, most people were up and about their work. Many shops in Begumpet, Punjagutta and Ameerpet remained open. Shravan Kumar, assistant manager of Adidas showroom in Begumpet says they cannot afford to down shutters as for each closed day, the loss runs up to `1 lakh. “The last time they called a bandh, we promptly responded. However, a few shops started functioning later in the day and we had to come back to work from far-off places.      “This time we are functioning with a half-open shutter,” he said adding that last year, activists pelted stones at their shop and it cost them `80,000 to get it replaced.