Kottayam town witnessed chaotic scenes on Wednesday when a protest march taken out by Youth Congress workers seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan following the latest ‘revelations’ by Swapna Suresh in the gold smuggling case turned violent.
The march, which began from Gandhi Square, was blocked by the police using barricades near the Collectorate. The protesters, however, refused to pay heed and moved towards the district panchayat office.
Amidst chaos, a section of workers led by Youth Congress district president Chintu Kurien Joy jumped the compound wall of the Collectorate even as a few others breached the police barricade erected in front of the district panchayat office. As the protesters staged a sit-in and raised slogans, the police charged at them and several protesters sustained injuries in the clash that ensued.
