Thiruvananthapuram: CPM against the councilors who protested during the Corporation Council meeting. Councilor D.R. Complaint that Anil made anti-women remarks. The controversial remark was made by the suspended councilors who allegedly tried to sign the attendance book. The complaint is that he made a remark that if he needs money, he should go to another job. The BJP said that the remark was a violation of church rules. Accused.
Protests erupted during the last two council meetings over the letter controversy, but Friday’s meeting was more tense. The councilors of BJP and UDF had an altercation with the councilors of LDF. The women councilors of the UDF protested till they lay on the ground to prevent Mayor Arya Rajendran from being admitted to the municipal council. Meanwhile, the BJP displayed the banner ‘Mayor Go Back’ in Diaz. The councilors lined up.
The mayor asked the councilors to remove the banner and get down, but the councilors refused. Meanwhile, LDF to tear down the banner. As the councilors tried, the conflict escalated. The mayor later announced that the councilors who protested by climbing onto Diaz were being suspended from the council meeting. When the suspended councilors signed the attendance book, there was a controversial remark from DR Anil. After this, the protest intensified again. Under suspension, D.R. BJP also protested against Anil’s controversial remarks. The councilors announced a 24-hour day and night strike.