Hundreds of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition workers laid siege to the Kerala government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on October 18 accusing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of corruption, nepotism and financial maladministration.
The protest threw life out of gear in the city and rendered the morning rush hour commute frustrating for urbanites. The traffic restrictions raised their hackles, and the police had an onerous job convincing families on two-wheelers and cars to take windingly long detours to their daily destinations.
Large parts of the arterial M.G. Road that bisect the State capital remained inaccessible to pedestrians.
