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DYFI plans State-wide protests today

Staff Reporter

Against ‘violent stir’ by Congress, BJP

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) will organise State-wide protests on Friday to focus attention on the “violent agitations” being organised these days by the Congress and the BJP.

This was stated at a press conference here on Thursday by K.S. Sunilkumar, member of the State secretariat of the DYFI.

Referring to the clash between activists of the DYFI and the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Mocha in front of the Secretariat here on Thursday evening, Mr. Sunilkumar said the “first stone” had come from the Morcha activists. This was a pre-meditated attack as was the stoning of the NGO union process in front of the secretariat earlier in the day. By unleashing violence on the streets, the BJP and its feeder organisations had become the ‘B team’ of the UDF, he said.

When the DYFI protest march reached the Secretariat the activists squatted on the road well away from the barricade across the road erected by the police. When the Morcha activists started throwing stones, some DYFI activists threw them back. The police were caught in the middle and they reacted. This could not be interpreted as providing help to the DYFI, he argued.

Four DYFI activists who were injured in the incident were hospitalised, Mr. Sunilkumar added.

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