THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Protests and violence erupt from many parts of the state against minister K T Jaleel who was grilled by ED in connection with the gold smuggling case. Police resisted demonstrations and protest marches of Congress, Youth Congress, Youth League, Yuva Morcha and BJP which held at many parts of the state.

Violence erupted at many places between the protestors and the police including at the secretariat. In Alappuzha and Kollam when the resistance of police created violence, water cannons were used at protestors to disperse the violent crowd. At Malappuram, strong police security was given to minister K T Jaleel’s home. Nobody was allowed to enter his home. Even though BJP organised a march to his home at Valancherry, police resisted.

Meanwhile, at Kozhikode, police used water cannons twice at the protestors. Youth Congress workers have created blockade along the Wayanad- Kozhikode national highway. Even though Yuva morcha conducted march to M S Ans’s home, who briefly provided accommodation to the minister before going to ED for questioning, police resisted the activists.