Kannur, June 24 -- The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) on Wednesday took out a march to the Kannur Collectorate, raising a series of sharp criticisms against the UDF government's policies, including decisions related to land allocation, taxation and higher education.

The protestors alleged that the government was "handing over land, sea and sky to corporates" and demanded that such policies be withdrawn immediately. They also called for the rollback of the recent budget decision granting tax exemption to low-strength liquor, terming it "regressive and harmful to public welfare". Another key demand raised during the march was the reversal of what they described as an attempt to "hand over universities to the RSS", accusing the...