Police arrested over 14 students who have led the protest at VOC grounds against the Hydrocarbon project in Cauvery delta The students who thronged the VOC grounds, which witnessed long students struggle during Jallikattu protests once again become the favorite venue of the students to register their protest against the extraction of Hydrocarbon in Neduvasal and Kaathiramangalam in Cauvery delta.
The Police who warned the students to disperse laer used mild force to chase them away. When the students persisted with the protest, they were chased away by the police and 14 students have been taken into custody for the leading the protests.
"The Police doesn’t want another big struggle in support of farmers and against hydrocarbon projects to gain momentum in the state, and so they immediately arrested students to nip the protests in the bud" said Social Activists.