Pension age: Yuva Morcha march turns violent in Tvm


Thursday, March 22, 2012: The march taken out by the Yuva Morcha activists to Secretariat against the state government’s move to raise the pension age to 56 years, turned violent here on Thursday. The protest march was inaugurated by Yuva Morcha state secretary VV Rajesh.
The activists, who tried to barge into the secretariat complex, were blocked by the police that resulted in a scuffle between them. The police resorted to lathicharge and used water cannons to disperse the agitated mob.
As many as 10 Yuva morcha activists including VV Rajesh and Manjunath were injured in police action. The injured have been admitted to the general hospital.

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