Hyderabad’s Tank Bund gridlocked for hours amid CM's candlelight march, solidarity protest

HYDERABADFollowing extensive traffic diversions for a candlelight rally led by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and a solidarity protest near the Telangana Thalli flyover, large parts of central Hyderabad witnessed severe traffic congestion on Saturday evening, leaving thousands of commuters stranded for hours.By around 6.30 p.m., the Lower Tank Bund area had turned into a sea of stationary vehicles as traffic from multiple directions came to a standstill. Cars, buses, two-wheelers and autorickshaws remained gridlocked for over three hours before traffic movement gradually improved later in the night. However, congestion persisted in several stretches well beyond the peak hours.CM in supportThe primary reason for the traffic snarls was the Chief Minister’s candlelight march at Peo