THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police stopped chief minister's scientific advisor M C Dathan. Though Dathan was stopped by the police without identifying him, his anger was towards the media who came to help him. Don’t you have any job, you people go and beg, responded Dathan, who gives advice to the chief minister.

The incident was before the barricade placed in front of the annex building at the Secretariat.

Dathan, who reached the secretariat in between UDF’s blockade, had to wait in front of the barricade placed by the police. At this time, the journalists told the police that he is the chief minister’s advisor and should allow him to go. When they understood their mistake, senior police officials allowed him to go. Then, when the media asked if there was any difficulty, Dathan shouted, ‘don’t you have any other job.. go and beg.’

The UDF secretariat besiege against the state government is still continuing. People were trapped in the huge traffic snarls in the city. Traffic on MC Road was completely disrupted. Vehicles are not plying on the Palayam-East Fort route. There is heavy traffic jam on M G Road, Palayam, Bakery Junction and Thampanoor. The chief minister and ministers reached the Secretariat amidst the blockade.

The UDF is besieging the Secretariat demanding to solve the crisis in the ration distribution sector and the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is leading the corrupt administration. The Secretariat blockade started at 6.30 am today. The protest was raised with the slogan 'sarkarallithu kollakkar'. The protesters are blocking all roads except the Cantonment Gate. KPCC chief K Sudhakaran MP, opposition leader V D Satheesan, former opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala and leaders of allied parties are participating.