Youth Congress workers stage protest at Anert office
The Youth Congress workers also demanded the removal of Anert CEO Narendra Nath Veluri from the post.
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala had levelled allegations of corruption against Anert in connection with the implementation of the PM-KUSUM scheme. Despite the seriousness of the allegations, Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty has not taken any action against the CEO, they alleged.
The Youth Congress workers were later removed by the police.
Youth Congress State secretaries Rajith Raveendran and Afsal, district vice president Sulfi Balaramapuram and district secretary Gokul Shankar led the protest.
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