BJYM march against Aranmula airport project turns violent

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) protest march against the airport project at Aranmula on Saturday turned violent as the volunteers demolished the structure at the project site and later the police resorted to lathi-charge when the activists staged a dharna in front of the office of the airport.The protest march, in which around 500 Morcha workers participated, to the site of the runway of the proposed airport turned violent when a section of the marchers destroyed the structure. The volunteers planted coconut saplings on the proposed runway site.After the march, the volunteers gathered in front of the airport office for the meeting. After reaching the airport office, the volunteers tried to break the police cordon, leading to the lathi-charge in which seven Morcha workers suffered injuries. The injured were admitted to Kozhenchery District Hospital.first published:August 19, 2012, 11:46 ISTlast updated:August 19, 2012, 11:46 IST
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The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) protest march against the airport project at Aranmula on Saturday turned violent as the volunteers demolished the structure at the project site and later the police resorted to lathi-charge when the activists staged a dharna in front of the office of the airport.

The protest march, in which around 500 Morcha workers participated, to the site of the runway of the proposed airport turned violent when a section of the marchers destroyed the structure. The volunteers planted coconut saplings on the proposed runway site.

After the march, the volunteers gathered in front of the airport office for the meeting. After reaching the airport office, the volunteers tried to break the police cordon, leading to the lathi-charge in which seven Morcha workers suffered injuries. The injured were admitted to Kozhenchery District Hospital.