Palakkad: The Congress party workers marched to the Town North Police Station, protesting the failure to arrest those responsible for the explosion near the RSS-controlled Vadakkanthara Vyasa Vidyapeetham School, which injured a student and others. The party also alleged a CPM-BJP collusion in the incident.

The march was stopped by the police at Valiyangadi. KPCC General Secretary B A Abdul Muthalib inaugurated the march. He alleged that the police were not lifting a finger against the culprits and that the explosion was a planned move by the BJP to seize power, keeping the upcoming local body elections in mind. 

He further accused the police of a soft stand in the incident due to the CPM's tacit support for this (alleged collusion). DCC President A Thankappan alleged that the failure to arrest those responsible for the explosion was a CPM-BJP collusion. KPCC General Secretary C Chandran alleged that the CPM has handcuffed the police.

Palakkad Block President C V Satheesh presided over the event. Pirayiri Block President P K Priyakumaran and P H Musthafa delivered speeches. Leaders, including K Bhavadas, Haridas Machingal, Boban Mattumanda, V Mohanan, Anil Balan, S Xavier, Ramesh Puthoor, S M Thaha, Prasad Kinassery, Abdul Khader, Ismail Pirayiri, A Krishnan, D Shajithkumar, F B Basheer, S Sujatha, Anupama Prashobh, Youth Congress District President K S Jayaghosh, Pratheesh Madhavan, Ajaz Kuzhalmandam, V Arumughan, Printo Francis, V Arumughan, Jalal Thangal, K Aneesh, and Ummar Farooq led the protest.