BJYM activists on Monday staged a protest near a 'pookalam' outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, demanding the withdrawal of an FIR against RSS workers allegedly booked for creating the floral design. Meanwhile, Youth Congress workers held statewide protests demanding action against policemen accused of custodial assault on one of their leaders in Kunnamkulam, Thrissur, two years ago. (PICS/ PTI)
Updated On: 2025-09-08 10:55 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
Police personnel use water cannon to remove a ‘pookalam’ made by BJYM
Water cannons were used to disperse Youth Congress activists protesting outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The demonstrators were demanding the dismissal of police personnel accused of brutally assaulting one of their leaders in custody at Kunnamkulam police station in Thrissur two years ago
A large number of YC workers, who gathered in front of the Secretariat and the office of the Superintendent of Police in Palakkad, attempted to push away the policemen and move forward
Some of the protesters even tried to scale the metal compound walls of the Secretariat, but were foiled by the police
The agitators attempted to pull down the barricades and engaged in heated arguments with the law enforcers, raising slogans against them
