Local residents and Committee against SilverLine Project staged a protest, obstructing officials who went to lay survey stones for the SilverLine project at Thana here on Thursday.
Protestors, including Kannur Deputy Mayor K. Shabina, confronted the police and survey officials, leading to a minor scuffle. The tension, however, escalated after a protesting woman was allegedly insulted by an official. The police soon arrested and removed the protestors.
Mayor T.O. Mohanan condemned the arrest of the Deputy Mayor, people’s representatives and others. He alleged that the police action was an attempt to suppress the agitation.
