The activists of KSU and MSF on Saturday waved black flags at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kozhikode, protesting against the alleged shortage of plus-one (Class 11) seats in schools across the northern Kerala region of Malabar.
Kerala Students' Union (KSU) and the Muslim Students' Federation (MSF), the students wing of the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League respectively waved black flags at Vijayan when he reached here to take part in a Kerala NGO Union event.
Nadakkavu police said 12 activists were taken into custody in connection with the Saturday evening protest.
The opposition parties in Kerala are protesting against the apathy of the state government in resolving the issues related to the alleged shortage of plus-one seats in schools of northern Kerala.
The Left government has been facing flak over the issue after a girl student in Parappanangadi in Malappuram district in the region died by suicide on June 11 allegedly over anxiety about whether she would get a seat for plus-one to continue her studies.
While the Congress has been demanding that additional plus-one seats be allotted in schools in the Malabar region to address the alleged shortage of seats there, the Kerala government has claimed that there is no crisis in plus-one admissions at all.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Helplines | |
---|---|
Vandrevala Foundation for Mental Health | 9999666555 or help@vandrevalafoundation.com |
TISS iCall | 022-25521111 (Monday-Saturday: 8 am to 10 pm) |
(If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist.) |
Featured Video Of The Day
Virat Kohli Retires From T20Is After India's T20 World Cup Triumph
Kerala High Court Seeks Pinarayi Vijayan's Reply In Corruption Case Periyar Fish Death Due To Low Oxygen In Water: Kerala Chief Minister Swapna Suresh, Accused In Gold Smuggling Case, Dares Kerala CM, Daughter To File Defamation Case In PM's Call With Team India, Special Thanks For Rahul Dravid Rohit Sharma's Team Given "Life-Term" By UP Police After World Cup Win 'Match', Date Night And A Huge Bill: Modus Operandi In Dating App Scams Army Inducts First-Ever Indigenous Chip-Based 4G Mobile Base Station 40% Jump In Quick Commerce Spending During T20 World Cup Final: Report "Water Supply To Be Normal Soon": Atishi Inspects Water Treatment Plant Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.