Hundreds of Opposition UDF workers besiege Kerala Secretariat spotlighting LDF government’s ‘wrongdoings’
The Hindu
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Hundreds of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition workers laid siege to the Kerala government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on October 18 accusing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of corruption, nepotism and financial maladministration.
The protest threw life out of gear in the city and rendered the morning rush hour commute frustrating for urbanites. The traffic restrictions raised their hackles, and the police had an onerous job convincing families on two-wheelers and cars to take windingly long detours to their daily destinations.
Large parts of the arterial M.G. Road that bisect the State capital remained inaccessible to pedestrians.
The UDF workers mobbed three gates of the Secretariat by 6 a.m.
The police opened the Cantonment gate to allow Ministers and government employees into the Secretariat. Nevertheless, they insisted on identification cards and disallowed visitors.
Top UDF leaders joined the picket line with the protesters. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty addressed them.
The rally that drew hundreds of Congress workers from across the State marked the commencement of the UDF’s campaign against the ruling government in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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