Police personnel forcibly shift Valarmathi outside the secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday
Valarmathi, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike for 17 days, was shifted to hospital after doctors examined her and found her health deteriorating, protesters said.
They said the agitation would continue even without the protest tent and vowed not to leave until their demands were met. The removal of the protesters came after they staged a placard protest during a march led by minister O J Janish Kumar, according to the protesters. The Cantonment police had served two notices asking the protesters to remove the tent. The police action came after Valarmathi was reportedly taken into custody and removed from the protest venue. The protesters alleged that police used force while attempting to end the demonstration. DYFI came out against the police action.
T’puram: Police on Wednesday night removed the protest tent of LPST rank holders in front of the Secretariat around 9pm on Wednesday and shifted their hunger-strike committee secretary, S Valarmathi, to general hospital after her health condition deteriorated.