BJP stages protest against ‘witch-hunt’
The Hindu
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged stand-up protests at scores of centres in Malappuram and Palakkad districts onThursday condemning “Left fascism” and alleged witch-hunt against party activists.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged stand-up protests at scores of centres in Malappuram and Palakkad districts on Thursday condemning “Left fascism” and alleged witch-hunt against party activists. BJP State general secretary C. Krishnakumar inaugurated the protest held at Palakkad. Party’s constituency president P. Smithesh presided.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.