Kerala opposition observes statewide hartal in protest of Jishnu Prannoy's mother's manhandling by police

Stranded passengers wait for transportation at the central railway station, Thampanoor. (BP Deepu  | EPS)

BJP also has announced a hartal in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, the home district of Jishnu.

Roads in Thampanoor wear a deserted look during the BJP and UDF hartal against the ill treatment of Jishnu Prannoy's mother Mahija at police headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday. (BP Deepu | EPS)

KSRTC buses parked at the central bus station, Thampanoor, in Thiruvananthapuram. (BP Deepu | EPS)

Passengers stranded due to the hartal board a police bus to reach their destinations at Thampanoor. (BP Deepu | EPS)

The untoward incidents in front of the state police headquarters occurred on the day the state government was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first elected Communist government led by E M S Namboodiripad. (Kaviyoor Santosh | EPS)