Political parties, organisations intensify protest against toll collection at Nattika on NH66

LDF workers take out a protest march to the Nattika toll plaza against toll collection on Tuesday | Photo Credit: NAJEEB K.K

Police remove DCC general secretary Shobha Subin during a UDF march to the Nattika toll plaza in protest against toll collection on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: NAJEEB K.K

Tension flared at the Nattika toll plaza on National Highway 66 on Tuesday as LDF and UDF workers took out separate marches demanding the suspension of toll collection, prompting the police to resort to a lathicharge and use water cannons to disperse protesters. Several protesters, including CPI(M) district secretary K.V. Abdul Khader, were injured in the water cannon operation. The police detained several protesters and arrested others as the agitation intensified.