Protest marches were taken out by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) to railway stations at Parassala, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kazhakuttam and Varkala on Thursday.
The demonstrations were organised in protest against the proposed move to bifurcate the Thiruvananthapuram railway division to transfer the Nemom-Tirunelveli portion to the Madurai railway division, and efforts to re-appoint retired employees of the Indian Railways.
DYFI national president P.A. Mohammed Riyas inaugurated the demonstration that was held in Thiruvananthapuram. DYFI district treasurer I.P. Binu, State treasurer P. Biju, State committee member Shiju Khan, district joint secretary V. Vineeth and district vice-presidents K.P. Pramosh, V. Anoop and M. Lalu also participated in the protest march. The demonstrations that were held at Neyyattinkara, Kazhakuttam, Parassala and Varkala were formally launched by DYFI district secretary I. Saju, district president A.A. Rahim, State committee members S.K. Ben Darwin and B. Shaju respectively.
