One lakh workers in black clothes to greet Amit Shah: IUML

Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 6 (IANS) Kerala's IUML on Monday announced that one lakh workers of its youth wing, clad in black garments, will line the roads to "welcome" Union Home Minister Amit Shah on his visit here on January 15."All of them will be wearing black dress and the protest will be held between 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.," said the IUML, the second-biggest component of the Congress-led United Democratic Front.Shah is to due to address a public meeting to defend the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Youth League workers will line up on one side of the 35 kms road from the airport to the meeting venue .However, Shah, who will land at the Karippur airport, will reach the meeting venue about 35 km away, on a chopper.The IUML was the first to file a petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act and since then has been strongly opposing it.
--IANS sg/vd