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A convulsive clash erupted during a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha march to the State Secretariat present connected Monday implicit the alleged irregularities successful the gold-plating of Dwarapalaka idols astatine Sabarimala.
Tensions escalated arsenic the constabulary and activists engaged successful a carnal confrontation erstwhile the protesters attempted to breach the barricades that were acceptable up successful beforehand of the Secretariat. While the protestation was initially controlled by the police, the concern rapidly worsened arsenic the activists climbed implicit the barricades to proceed their demonstration.
This prompted the constabulary to deploy h2o cannons, which were met with absorption from the protestors, who retaliated by hurling who retaliated by hurling sticks and integrative bottles.
The concern remained tense for astir 2 hours, during erstwhile the protesters repeatedly tried to propulsion past the barricades. They continued to clasp their ground, contempt the repeated usage of h2o cannons. The constabulary yet resorted to lathi charges to disperse the crowd. Many activists were injured successful the melee, and were shifted to hospitals by ambulance.
BJP main
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated the demonstration. He demanded the resignation of Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan and Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P.S. Prasanth, accusing them of wrongdoing successful the issue. The BJP person besides accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of hurting the sentiments of the faithful by adopting a passive stance successful the controversy.
“He claimed that the golden theft was simply a lapse connected portion of the Board. But, the theft of four-and-a-half kg of golden cannot beryllium brushed speech arsenic a specified lapse. It is outright loot and fraud,” helium said.
Meets Governor
Mr. Chandrasekhar aboriginal led a delegation of BJP elder leaders to conscionable Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and question his involution successful the alleged irregularities.
They petitioned him to suspend the TDB, nonstop the authorities to people Devaswom vigilance reports prepared during the past 30 years, initiate a thorough audit of each devaswoms by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and to petition a cardinal bureau to analyse transactions undertaken during the past 30 years successful devaswoms and temples nether their jurisdiction.
