Chaos in capital city as YC protest turns violent
The Hindu
Chaos gripped the capital city with scores of Youth Congress (YC) workers laying siege to the Secretariat on Wednesday.
Chaos gripped the capital city with scores of Youth Congress (YC) workers laying siege to the Secretariat on Wednesday.
The YC protest threw life out of gear in the city for the better part of the day. The Secretariat locality remained a conflict zone for hours, forcing the police to divert traffic. Motorists and two-wheeler riders had to take long detours to reach their destinations.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan led the Youth Congress march that converged on the Secretariat locality at around 12.30 p.m.
En route, the activists vandalised billboards announcing the culmination of the Navakerala Sadas in Thiruvananthapuram on December 23.
Youth Congress State president Rahul Mamkootathil and Shafi Parambil, MLA, placed themselves at the vanguard of the protesters.
The YC activists raised slogans condemning alleged police high-handedness against opposition activists staging roadside black flag demonstrations at Mr. Vijayan’s motorcade.
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