THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A dawn-to-dusk 12-hour hartal known as by way of Hindu outfits began Thursday morning in protest against the access of 2 girls of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa .
As per preliminary stories, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers had been plying at the railway station within the state capital and quite a lot of other places.
But in Kozhikode, protesters blocked vehicles and burnt tyres within the morning.
The hartal, which began at 6am, has been known as by way of Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of quite a lot of pro-Hindutva groups, spearheading protests against the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, and Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP).
The BJP is supporting the shutdown while the Congress-led UDF is staring at a "black day" on Thursday.
Two girls, Kanakadurga (44) and Bindu (42), created historical past be entering into the hallowed precincts guarded by way of police three months after the Supreme Court's historic judgement lifting the ban on access of women and girls between 10 and 50 years of age into the shrine of Lord Ayyappa, its "eternally celibate" deity.
As the news unfold like wildfire from the hill shrine, protests erupted at several places, with Hindu right-wing activists blockading highways and forcing closure of stores and markets.
BJP and CPI(M) staff clashed in entrance of the Secretariat for over five hours Wednesday as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse them.
A 55-year-old man, who was significantly injured in stone throwing at Pandalam, died overdue Wednesday night time.
Merchants' organisations have said they would not cooperate with the hartal and stay stores and industry institutions open.
Meanwhile, state DGP Loknath Behara has warned of strict motion against those indulging in violence all the way through the hartal.
Various universities, including Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi, Calicut and Kannur have postponed their examinations scheduled for Thursday.
As per preliminary stories, auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers had been plying at the railway station within the state capital and quite a lot of other places.
But in Kozhikode, protesters blocked vehicles and burnt tyres within the morning.
The hartal, which began at 6am, has been known as by way of Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organisation of quite a lot of pro-Hindutva groups, spearheading protests against the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, and Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP).
The BJP is supporting the shutdown while the Congress-led UDF is staring at a "black day" on Thursday.
Two girls, Kanakadurga (44) and Bindu (42), created historical past be entering into the hallowed precincts guarded by way of police three months after the Supreme Court's historic judgement lifting the ban on access of women and girls between 10 and 50 years of age into the shrine of Lord Ayyappa, its "eternally celibate" deity.
As the news unfold like wildfire from the hill shrine, protests erupted at several places, with Hindu right-wing activists blockading highways and forcing closure of stores and markets.
BJP and CPI(M) staff clashed in entrance of the Secretariat for over five hours Wednesday as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse them.
A 55-year-old man, who was significantly injured in stone throwing at Pandalam, died overdue Wednesday night time.
Merchants' organisations have said they would not cooperate with the hartal and stay stores and industry institutions open.
Meanwhile, state DGP Loknath Behara has warned of strict motion against those indulging in violence all the way through the hartal.
Various universities, including Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi, Calicut and Kannur have postponed their examinations scheduled for Thursday.
Hartal over Sabarimala issue begins in Kerala
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