The Youth Congress workers gathered outside the MP Congress Headquarters and raised slogans against the BJP alleging high-handed behaviour and undue pressure by the ruling party in the decision by the Returning Officer to cancel Natarajan’s nomination.
State Congress Chief Jitu Patwari led a road blockade and main demonstration at the Rojwas toll plaza in the Shajapur district.
Road blockades, market closures and fresh protests have intensified tensions in Manipur after recent attacks on civilians, with pressure mounting on authorities to make arrests by April 25.
Violent protests over selection of Congress candidates broke out in some parts of the state today after the party declared its list for 284 of the 294 Assembly seats yesterday.
As a result, daily commuters and traders are facing hardship. Buses are running as the blockade on the National Highway 12 was lifted. However, there is a heavy police presence on the roads to prevent any untoward incident
Iran has remained under a complete internet shutdown since Thursday as the government threatened protesters with "enemy of God" charge, which carries the death penalty in the country.
The opposition parties have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's proposed Seed Bill. However, it has been reported that they and their respective state governments are reviewing the Bill's provisions before deciding on a protest.
The three MLAs – R S Pathania, Sunil Bhardwaj and Surinder Kumar -- walked into the Well of the House.
Two senior police personnel, who were appointed to the position in the last 57 days, failed to turn up and assume charge. One of them had cited medical leave to delay taking charge.
Banners and posters accusing Sukumaran Nair of “stabbing the Nair community in the back” appeared in Pathanamthitta, Poonjar in Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and other places.
