Kerala students protest against fee hike; several injured during police baton charge
News Agencies
| Updated on: 3 July 2017, 17:05 IST
Several activists were injured in a Kerala Police baton charge after the state's student union organised a protest against the fee hike in medical courses, on Monday.
The student union organised a protest march to Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja's residence.
A hike of Rs. 300,000 has been made in the M.B.B.S course of the self financing medical colleges. The fees of the post-graduate courses have increased up to Rs 14, 00,000.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president M.M. Hassan initiated the protest.
Several protestors have been arrested.
-ANI
