Kerala RSS activist murder: BJP hartal shuts down state

The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a state-wide protest on Sunday following the murder of RSS activist Rajesh Edavakode in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a state-wide protest on Sunday following the murder of RSS activist Rajesh Edavakode in Thiruvananthapuram. | EPS 

The deserted MG road in Thiruvananthapuram during the hartal announced by BJP. (EPS | BP Deepu)

Stranded passengers in front of the Central Railway Station in Thiruvananthapuram. (EPS | BP Deepu)

The state transport was advised by police to suspend operations following stone pelting at a long-distance Volvo bus at Kollam. (EPS | BP Deepu)

Bikers and motorists queuing up at the Supplyco Petrol pump in Kozhikode which was the only petrol pump opened in the city. (EPS | A Sanesh)

Though police enhanced security , instances of violence have been reported from Palakkad and Kottayam. (EPS | BP Deepu)

The hartal hit normal life in Kerala with state-run KSRTC buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis remaining off the road. (EPS | BP Deepu)

The deserted Chalai market in Thiruvananthapuram following the complete shut down by BJP. (EPS | BP Deepu)

A father protects his little son when the BJP activists forced the few shops that had opened for business to shut down at Nadakkavu market. (EPS | A Sanesh)

Students from Angappa College Coimbatore who are in the city for a study tour being stranded at M G Road in Kochi . (EPS| Melton Antony)

The Mofusil bus stand in Kozhikode wears a deserted look on Sunday as most of the services were not available. (EPS | A Sanesh)

Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC president MM Hassan and others have begun fasting at Kidson corner in Kozhikode protesting against CPM- RSS clashes in the state. (EPS |  A Sanesh)