40 days later, protest at Central University of Kerala sees no end
They started their protest on November 11 after the CUK authorities denied promising jobs during talks for the acquisition.
KASARGOD: The indefinite protest by the 16 families from Malathumpara Colony in Periye, evicted for the Central University of Kerala (CUK) campus, is continuing without reaching an amicable solution even after 40 days. They started their protest on November 11 after the CUK authorities denied promising jobs during talks for the acquisition.
The displaced people, who enjoy the support of all political parties but the BJP, say they had promised not only jobs but other facilities. The evictees and their supporters, including Dalit groups, had staged a protest march to Raj Bhavan, but the CUK and the state government remained unmoved. Meanwhile, ABVP leaders visited them and extended support, despite the BJP keeping away.
Sources say BJP is planning to turn the protest on the state government, instead of CUK controlled by the Union government. Sending its student leaders was part of this damage control exercise. While the CUK maintains that they have not promised jobs, it has sent a request to the government to consider their demands. The district administration also denies the state government having made such a promise.