Kasargod: BJP Procession Turns Violent, City Comes to Standstill
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (PS)
Kasargod, Mar 31: BJP on Saturday March 31 called for a strike in Kasargod condemning the recent stone-pelting incident on BJP district office in Karandakkad and Morarji Bhavan in Thalipadpu. The strike is being observed in city municipal, Madhur and Mogral Puttur gram panchayath limits.
The procession by the BJP workers that marked the strike turned violent. The party workers shouted slogans and forcibly closed the shutters of shops and commercial complexes. Also, in some places stones-pelting on shops were reported. Police lobbed tear gas and resorted to lathi charge to control th mob. Many have been injured.
Private vehicles and buses have stopped plying following the violence. Assault cases also have been reported. In the morning BJP workers stopped buses and interrupted the transport service.
Window panes of a few offices have been damaged due to stone-pelting incidents.
The procession started from Karandakkad BJP office at 10.30 am and passed through new bus stand, old bus stand and traffic junction.
Police helplessly watched as the mob pelted stones. Students, elders and others suffered due to the sudden chaos in transportation.