'Black Day' to be observed in Lakshadweep as Patel to arrive on Monday

Lakshadweep administrator Praful Patel. Credit: Twitter/@prafulkpatel

The Save Lakshadweep forum has decided to observe a 'Black Day' on the island on Monday as administrator Praful Khoda Patel is expected to reach the island.

Residents will wear black masks and badges and protest at their residences.

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Meanwhile, resentment is brewing among the BJP leaders over a sedition case against actor Aisha Sultana by the Kavaratti police on the basis of a petition filed by BJP Lakshadweep president Abdulkhader Haji.

Also read: Who is Aisha Sultana, Lakshadweep activist facing sedition charges?

The complaint cited Sultana during a TV channel discussion in which she allegedly said that the Centre was using Covid-19 as a bioweapon on the people of Lakshadweep.

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