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Kerala Congress Workers Clash With Police During Protest Against State Budget In Kochi

Kerala police used water cannons to disperse the Congress workers

Congress workers on Wednesday in Kochi staged a protest for the second day in a row against Kerala Budget presented by Pinarayi Vijayan-led government on Thursday (February 2). Kerala police used water cannons to disperse the Congress workers.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday paid homage to people who had lost their lives in Turkiye and neighbouring Syria following the recent massive earthquake.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while presenting a resolution paying tribute to the victims, termed the natural disaster as an "unparalleled tragedy" and said the February 6 earthquake had shocked the consciousness of the world.

"Thousands of precious lives were lost due to the earthquake. There was also massive destruction. Our country also experienced natural calamities in the past," he said.

Wherever such tragedies happen, the hardships being faced by people make us deeply sad, he said adding that it is time for carrying out as many relief measures as possible to extend a helping hand to the quake-hit countries.

Stating that India has already made preparations to deliver emergency disaster relief operations and medical aid to the affected areas of Turkiye and Syria, he said Kerala is also ready to provide all possible assistance in this regard.

He stressed the need for our country to join hands with the rest of the world to lift up the devastated land and its people to their normal state.

"The House is paying tribute to those who had lost their lives in the natural disaster...we share the grief of their family members," the Chief Minister added.

The earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on Monday killed more than 7,000 people and flattened thousands of buildings in Turkiye and neighbouring Syria. Its epicentre was in Turkiye's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras and was felt as far away as Cairo (Egypt). India has dispatched humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Turkiye.

(With PTI inputs)

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