Letter row: Protest towards Arya Rajendran mounts in Capital; BJP, LDF councillors conflict

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tension prevailed within the state capital on Monday as metropolis company workplace and its premises witnessed a slew of protests from morning by BJP councillors, Yuvamorcha and Youth Congress demanding the resignation of Mayor S Arya Rajendran in reference to the letter row. The company additionally witnessed a conflict between the BJP and CPM councillors.  

The protests started with some Yuvamorcha employees barging into the company workplace, inflicting a minor scuffle with the police. The police, nevertheless, managed to take away them from the company premises.
Around 12.30pm, Youth Congress employees additionally protested in entrance of the workplace, which later turned violent. Police had to make use of water cannons twice to disperse protesters after they tried to push police barricades. Later, the protesters have been taken into custody. After a while, when Yuvamorcha employees once more got here in entrance of the workplace, police stopped them and it resulted in an altercation between police and employees.

Youth Congress activists take cowl from water cannons used to disperse protesters in entrance of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Office

In the afternoon, some KSU employees entered the mayor’s workplace, elevating slogans. They have been arrested and the Museum police have registered a case towards them. They have been booked beneath Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 188, 283 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code, which pertained to varied offences together with illegal meeting, rioting, and voluntarily inflicting damage to discourage public servants from discharging their responsibility, an official stated.

Meanwhile, the BJP and LDF councillors clashed with one another contained in the company workplace and locked Welfare Standing Committee chairman S Salim in his workplace room. Later, the police locked the entrance grill door of the company workplace to stop others from coming into. Soon, BJP councillor Karamana Ajith got here and broke the lock. However, the police managed to manage the regulation and order scenario after speaking to BJP councillors M R Gopan and V G Girikumar.

In the melee,  LDF councillor of Kannammoola ward S S Saranya fainted, and he or she was taken to the General Hospital for therapy.The lady councillors of each events additionally had a heated argument. People who got here to the company workplace for varied wants bore the brunt owing to the protests.

An aged lady, who got here to the workplace in search of some assist, was discovered crying contained in the workplace watching the protests and chaos. The workers unions additionally staged a protest in entrance of the workplace demanding to permit them work easily. Meanwhile, UDF councillors staged a sit-in protest in entrance of the company workplace.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tension prevailed within the state capital on Monday as metropolis company workplace and its premises witnessed a slew of protests from morning by BJP councillors, Yuvamorcha and Youth Congress demanding the resignation of Mayor S Arya Rajendran in reference to the letter row. The company additionally witnessed a conflict between the BJP and CPM councillors.  

The protests started with some Yuvamorcha employees barging into the company workplace, inflicting a minor scuffle with the police. The police, nevertheless, managed to take away them from the company premises.
Around 12.30pm, Youth Congress employees additionally protested in entrance of the workplace, which later turned violent. Police had to make use of water cannons twice to disperse protesters after they tried to push police barricades. Later, the protesters have been taken into custody. After a while, when Yuvamorcha employees once more got here in entrance of the workplace, police stopped them and it resulted in an altercation between police and employees.

Youth Congress activists take cowl from water cannons used to disperse protesters in entrance of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Office

In the afternoon, some KSU employees entered the mayor’s workplace, elevating slogans. They have been arrested and the Museum police have registered a case towards them. They have been booked beneath Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 188, 283 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code, which pertained to varied offences together with illegal meeting, rioting, and voluntarily inflicting damage to discourage public servants from discharging their responsibility, an official stated.

Meanwhile, the BJP and LDF councillors clashed with one another contained in the company workplace and locked Welfare Standing Committee chairman S Salim in his workplace room. Later, the police locked the entrance grill door of the company workplace to stop others from coming into. Soon, BJP councillor Karamana Ajith got here and broke the lock. However, the police managed to manage the regulation and order scenario after speaking to BJP councillors M R Gopan and V G Girikumar.

In the melee,  LDF councillor of Kannammoola ward S S Saranya fainted, and he or she was taken to the General Hospital for therapy.The lady councillors of each events additionally had a heated argument. People who got here to the company workplace for varied wants bore the brunt owing to the protests.

An aged lady, who got here to the workplace in search of some assist, was discovered crying contained in the workplace watching the protests and chaos. The workers unions additionally staged a protest in entrance of the workplace demanding to permit them work easily. Meanwhile, UDF councillors staged a sit-in protest in entrance of the company workplace.