BJP begins round-the-clock Secretariat siege over Sabarimala gold theft

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday night launched a round-the-clock siege of the Kerala Secretariat under the leadership of its State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, protesting against what it described as the “Sabarimala gold heist” and the “deep-rooted corruption” of the CPM-led Pinarayi Vijayan government.

Hundreds of BJP workers from across the state marched to the protest gate of the Secretariat around 7 pm and began their indefinite day-and-night agitation.

Party leaders addressed the gathering, declaring that the protest would continue until the government accepted responsibility for the alleged misappropriation of temple gold. The formal inauguration of the siege will be held at 11 a.m today by Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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