Archive · 6 Aug 2026
BJYM support march turns tense; Kerala police use water cannons
Some people in Kerala are waiting for government jobs.
They passed a tough test and got a rank on a list of approved candidates.
They say the government is making them wait too long and not following fair rules.
To show how serious they are, they stopped eating food — this is called a hunger strike.
A youth group from a political party, called the BJYM, held a big march to support them.
The march happened near the Kerala government's main office in Thiruvananthapuram.
When marchers tried to cross a barrier, the police sprayed them with water cannons.
A leader said the government has not even talked to the strikers for 30 days.
Similar marches also took place in other Kerala cities to show support.
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) organized a march in Thiruvananthapuram supporting PSC rank holders agitating outside the Kerala Secretariat.
Police used water cannons after protesters attempted to breach barricades erected near the administrative headquarters.
PSC rank holders have been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding immediate appointments and alleging delays and irregularities in recruitment.
Similar BJYM protests were held in Thrissur and Kollam in support of the agitating rank holders.
Senior BJP leader S Suresh alleged the government had not initiated talks with the job aspirants in 30 days and that the health of many protesters has deteriorated.
- Who
- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), PSC rank holders on an indefinite hunger strike, Kerala Police, and senior BJP leader S Suresh.
- What
- A BJYM support march for PSC rank holders turned tense, and police used water cannons after protesters tried to breach barricades.
- When
- Thursday, August 6; according to S Suresh, the rank holders have been protesting for the past 30 days.
- Where
- Outside the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, with similar protests in Thrissur and Kollam.
- Why
- PSC rank holders demand immediate appointments and allege delays and irregularities in recruitment to various government posts.
Protesters and BJP supporters
Government and Police
Talks with hunger-striking job aspirants
Protesters and BJP supporters
BJP leader S Suresh says the government has failed to initiate even talks with PSC rank holders for 30 days while their health deteriorates, and alleges no difference between the current government and the previous one in their attitude toward job aspirants.
Government and Police
Authorities treated the march as a law-and-order matter, erecting barricades near the administrative headquarters and using water cannons when protesters attempted to breach them.
Recruitment and appointments
Protesters and BJP supporters
Rank holders allege delays and irregularities in recruitment to government posts and demand immediate appointments.
Government and Police
The articles do not report the government's response to the delay or irregularity allegations; only the police action to control the protest is described.
- Event
- BJYM protest march in support of PSC rank holders
- Location
- Kerala Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram
- Date
- August 6 (Thursday)
- Police action
- Water cannons used after barricade breach attempt
- Protesters
- PSC rank holders on indefinite hunger strike
- Demands
- Immediate appointments; probe into alleged recruitment irregularities
- Hunger strike duration
- 30 days (as alleged by S Suresh)
- Other protest sites
- Thrissur and Kollam