Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Congress general secretary incharge of Andhra Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad enquired with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy about the 'chalo assembly' march.
The chief minister thanked the central government for providing central forces to maintain law and order.
Hyderabad had turned into a war zone with police sealing all routes leading to the Andhra Pradesh assembly to prevent protesters from laying siege to the building.
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from parts of the city. Top leaders of JAC and legislators were arrested at various places for defying prohibitory orders.
While police heaved a sigh of relief over the day passing off without any major trouble, the JAC claimed a moral victory.
