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A protestation march taken retired by the Bharatiya Janata Party to the bureau of Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan successful Ettumanur turned convulsive connected Saturday, starring to a clash betwixt BJP and Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers.
According to reports, astatine slightest 10 people, including a constabulary officer, were injured successful the incident.
BJP workers took retired the march to the bureau of the Minister demanding his resignation alleging golden misappropriation successful the Sabarimala temple.
The march that commenced from Thavalakuzhy Junction astir 11 a.m. was blocked by the constabulary astatine Central Junction with barricades. As hostility mounted and protesters attempted to propulsion down the barricades, the constabulary utilized h2o cannon to disperse them.
The concern escalated erstwhile CPI(M) workers took retired a protestation march astir 12.30 p.m., alleging that BJP supporters destroyed their flags and flagpoles during the earlier demonstration. This led to a convulsive confrontation astir noon, creating panic among the public.
BJP leaders said CPI(M) workers unleashed unit connected women and children, who were waiting for vehicles aft attending the march, without provocation. “They attacked a pistillate and her girl and tore disconnected our enactment flags. When we tried to forestall the attack, our 8 members sustained injuries and were admitted to assorted hospitals, including the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam,” said V.P. Mukesh, BJP Kottayam mandalam president.
BJP Kottayam West territory president Lijin Lal alleged that the CPI(M) was frightened by the information that much radical participated successful the march than the Ayyappa conscionable organised by the government.
CPI(M) Ettumanoor country caput Babu George said unit erupted erstwhile a radical of BJP activists attempted to disrupt their peaceful march against erstwhile attacks connected CPI(M) properties.
