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Capital city teems with protesters

Thiruvananthapuram: Protest marches and demonstrations disrupted traffic for several hours in the city for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Kerala State Employees Association, Youth Congress and All Indian Youth Federation held almost simultaneous demonstrations in front of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and the Secretariat. Hundreds of persons participated in the demonstrations. The situation is likely to be the same on Thursday, when the police expect over 20,000 traders to participate in the Kerala Vyapari Vyavasaya Samithi protest march.

The police diverted vehicles and public transport buses from the arterial M.G. Road, forcing motorists and two-wheeler riders to take long detours to reach their destinations. Hundreds of passengers had to wait for several hours in bus stops. Much of the city remained off limits for citizens. Many people found it difficult to access key government offices, banks and commercial institutions situated in the city centre.

A section of autorickshaw drivers refused to ferry passengers to Statue, Palayam, P.M.G. and Ayurveda College areas.

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