Hyderabad, July 22 -- The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) in Telangana, along with several Left-affiliated student organisations, on Wednesday, July 22, called for a statewide bandh of educational institutions on July 24 to protest the alleged use of force against students in Delhi and the central government's handling of the education sector.

NSUI Telangana state president Yadavalli Venkataswamy told reporters that the bandh, called jointly with the Students' Federation of India (SFI), the All-India Students' Federation (AISF), the Progressive Democratic Students' Union (PDSU) and other Left student outfits, was being organised in solidarity with students protesting nationwide and in support of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi...