Shutdown in Kerala over Youth Congress activists’ murder

Shutdown in Kerala over Youth Congress activists’ murder

Thiruvananthapuram: The Youth Congress in Kerala on Monday started a state-wide dawn to dusk shutdown in protest of murder of two of its activists allegedly by CPI-M workers in Kasargode last night. At a few places the demonstrators pelted stones at state-owned buses and forcefully closed down shops. However, private vehicles were found plying smoothly. Shops here in the capital district were, however, found functioning normally ahead of the famed Attukal Pongala festival to be held on Wednesday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi earlier tweeted the party would not rest till the murderers were brought to justice. The High Court was expected to take a suo motto cognizance against those who called the shutdown as it was against the court’s directive. On January 7, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar had passed an interim order directing that if any group wished to call for a shutdown, it should give seven days notice. (IANS)

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