BJP employees place occasion flag on Mahatma Gandhi bust in Kerala, set off protest by Congress, CPM

By Express News Service
PALAKKAD: A tense state of affairs prevailed after employees of the BJP, which guidelines the Palakkad municipality, put up the occasion flag on the bust of Mahatma Gandhi contained in the municipal constructing premises on Monday, triggering protests from the opposition Congress and the CPM.All the councilors of the civic physique had been current within the municipal constructing for the election to the assorted standing committees of the municipality.Though the police later eliminated the BJP flag, the Congress councilors staged a sit-in exterior the workplace of the chairperson of the municipality. Okay Priya, the chairperson of the municipality, mentioned all of the BJP leaders had been busy with the election for the standing committee members and blamed anti-social components for putting the flag on the bust of Gandhiji.She mentioned that the civic physique has filed a criticism earlier than the police on this regard.Meanwhile, the Youth Congress and DYFI activists took out a march to the Palakkad municipal workplace to protest the alleged motion of the BJP employees.On December 17, employees of the BJP, which gained the native physique elections, climbed atop the Palakkad municipal workplace constructing and rolled down two banners — one in all which learn Jai Shri Ram and the opposite depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah with the slogan Vande Mataram.The BJP employees rolled down the sheets within the open area above the bottom flooring after the NDA secured a easy majority of 28 seats within the 52-member council.