Lakshadweep residents launch hunger strike seeking recall of Administrator
The Hindu
Protesters demand that the Central government roll back anti-people policies
A 12-hour hunger strike by people of various islands in Lakshadweep got under way around 6 a.m. on Monday. The people observing hunger strike on their house premises are demanding that the Union government recall Administrator Praful K. Patel immediately. “This is the first pan-island protest by the people of Lakshadweep demanding that the Central government roll back the anti-people policies unveiled by the Administrator,” said a spokesman for the Save Lakshadweep Forum, an umbrella organisation of all political parties and organisations in the islands.More Related News