Hyderabad: Road Transport Corporation buses went off the roads across Telangana while most of the shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed on Saturday as the state-wide bandh called by Backward Classes JAC and supported by all political parties evoked a near total response.

The bandh called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), consisting of 136 Backward Classes associations in support of 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs), impacted normal life in Hyderabad and other districts.

Buses of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) remained confined to depots as leaders of Backward Class groups and political parties staged protest demonstrations in front of the depots.

The suspension of bus services caused severe incon

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