The College students’ Federation of India (SFI) organised an indication to Raj Bhavan right here on Wednesday evening in protest in opposition to the suspension of Kerala College Registrar Okay.S. Anil Kumar.

The march turned chaotic when protesters tried to breach the barricades arrange by the police, prompting the usage of water cannons. A tense confrontation and verbal altercations ensured between the police personnel and the demonstrators.

Following the SFI march, one other rally was taken out by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which additionally noticed clashes between the protesters and the police. Water cannons have been as soon as once more deployed to disperse the group. Almost 100 protesters took half within the march.

The demonstrations occurred lower than 50 metres from the primary gates of Raj Bhavan, the place a heavy police presence was deployed.

Objecting to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s alleged involvement within the Registrar’s suspension, the leaders of the Communist Celebration of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]-feeder organisations warned of bigger protests to counter the threats posed by those that have aligned with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

‘V-C violated authorized framework’

In addition they accused Vice-Chancellor in-charge of the college Mohanan Kunnummal of violating the authorized framework and statutes of the college by adopting disciplinary motion in opposition to the Registrar. They added that the Vice-Chancellor had no authorized authority to droop Dr. Kumar.

“He (Prof. Kunnummal) should reply for his illegal actions to the upper schooling sector and the general public in Kerala,” they declared.