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Kerala Sabarimala hartal Highlights: 745 arrested, 628 taken into preventive custody
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Kerala Sabarimala Hartal Today: The Bhartiya Janata Party extended its support to the hartal, while the state Congress also joined the protests and announced that it would observe Thursday as a "black day".
Kerala Sabarimala Hartal Today Highlights: Kerala witnessed protests and strikes called by Hindu outfits on Thursday, a day after two women of menstruating age entered the Sabarimala temple, infuriating saffron outfits, with
protesters blocking roads by placing burning tyres and granite blocks, and clashes leaving three BJP workers injured in a knife attack.
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DGP Loknath Behera said the Kerala Police will look into whether the attacks on mediapersons across the state was as part of a conspiracy. In a release, the DGP said district police heads have been instructed to create special teams to investigate these cases.
A day after two women – Bindu and Kanakadurga – entered Sabarimala, several pro-Hindutva outfits under the umbrella Sabarimala Action Council have called for a statewide shutdown on Thursday. The outfit backed by RSS opposes the Supreme Court verdict that lifted the ban on women of all ages in the temple. The Bhartiya Janata Party extended its support to the hartal, while the state Congress also joined the protests and announced that it would observe Thursday as a “black day”. As much as the move was celebrated by women activists, it also invited protests across the state, resulting in the death of a BJP worker yesterday. The temple was also shortly closed for “purification” rituals. By Wednesday afternoon, shops were forced to shut and traffic was blocked in other parts of the state. Several buses were damaged and mediapersons were also attacked.
protesters blocking roads by placing burning tyres and granite blocks, and clashes leaving three BJP workers injured in a knife attack.
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DGP Loknath Behera said the Kerala Police will look into whether the attacks on mediapersons across the state was as part of a conspiracy. In a release, the DGP said district police heads have been instructed to create special teams to investigate these cases.
A day after two women – Bindu and Kanakadurga – entered Sabarimala, several pro-Hindutva outfits under the umbrella Sabarimala Action Council have called for a statewide shutdown on Thursday. The outfit backed by RSS opposes the Supreme Court verdict that lifted the ban on women of all ages in the temple. The Bhartiya Janata Party extended its support to the hartal, while the state Congress also joined the protests and announced that it would observe Thursday as a “black day”. As much as the move was celebrated by women activists, it also invited protests across the state, resulting in the death of a BJP worker yesterday. The temple was also shortly closed for “purification” rituals. By Wednesday afternoon, shops were forced to shut and traffic was blocked in other parts of the state. Several buses were damaged and mediapersons were also attacked.
Courtesy: Indian Express