Satheesan, Vishnunadh, MPs from Kerala join protest
Opposition leaders, including the Chief Ministers of Kerala and Karnataka, joined a protest in Delhi against alleged police brutality toward students and activists. Several MPs and ministers reported being forcibly detained by police during the demonstration.
Why it matters
The involvement of high-ranking state officials in national-level protests signals a significant escalation in political tensions between regional governments and central authorities.
Even as the crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest in Delhi continued for the second day on Tuesday, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh and MPs Dean Kuriakose and Kodikunnil Suresh joined the Congress protest outside the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence.
Mr. Satheesan, in a Facebook post, said this was the time for the country to stand united. “The youth and students, who are the hope of the country, were brutally attacked in the national capital. In protest against this, a march has been organised to the Prime Minister’s residence. Kerala Chief Minister and MPs from Kerala are participating in this march along with Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar,” he said.
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