Former Kerala BJP state President V Muraleedharan was among 16 persons injured in a clash between workers of the party and CPI-M at nearby Kattayikonam today.
A procession of BJP activists on certain local issues resulted in the clash with CPI-M workers, police said.
The clash occurred after stones were allegedly pelted at the processionists, they said, adding most of the injured were BJP workers.
The 16 injured were treated at the Medical College Hospital, sources in the hospital said.
BJP has called for a 12-hour hartal tomorrow in the district protesting the attack on its workers by CPI-M.
Prafulla Mahanta, senior leader of Asom Gana Parishad, an
ally of ruling BJP, had visited the spot and lent his support to the agitators. To pacify them, Assam government then announced to set up an All India Institute of Ayurveda at Raha.
Student bodies like All Assam Students Union, the Congress and other organisations too had extended their support to the demand to set up AIIMS at Raha.
The agitation had been temporarily called off after Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain and BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah assured protesters of initiative to fulfil their demands.
During the Congress regime, the state had showed a number of locations, including Raha and Changsari to the Centre for setting up an AIIMS in Assam.
