Kerala Budget - Violence
Kerala budget protests: Last week members of the Congress' youth wing gathered outside a guesthouse in Kochi - where chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was staying - and waved black flags.
Thiruvananthapuram: Police use water cannons to disperse Youth Congress activists during their protest march against the Kerala Budget, in Thiruvananthapuram, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
Congress workers and police clashed in Kerala's Kochi Tuesday morning amid vociferous protests by the opposition party against the ruling CPIM's budget.
A video shared by news agency ANI showed a small crowd of male and female protesters held at bay by large police barricades and being drenched with a water cannon as they shout slogans. The video also showed more protesters arriving waving a Congress flag. According to ANI police also fired tear gas shells to disperse protesters and restore a measure of order.