Thiruvananthapuram : A giant ISRO truck laden with 184-tonne consignment for Wind Tunnel Project was blocked at Thumba by a crowd that demanded ‘nookkukooli’ or ‘gawking charges’ relating to unloading. Police eventually reached the spot and disbursed the workers in keeping with the recent High Court verdict barring the practice.
Following the incident, social media was rife accusing CITU workers for the ruckus created ub Thumba. Police have booked case against 50 identifiable persons.
Read CITU official statement on the incident here:
The Thiruvananthapuram District Labor officer told a private fact checking agency “We conducted a probe into the incident. No workers’ unions of CITU, BMAS, or INTUC were present for protest in the area. The protesters were largely locals in the area. They had loosely organised a group under the aegis of sabha there. Even the Thumbha police have confirmed that there were no protesters at the site other than people from the neighbourhood.”
