Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 -- The Mahila Congress on Saturday staged a black-clad protest march to Lok Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram over the arrest of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders.

Speaking during the protest, Congress MP Jebi Mather said Mahila Congress workers had marched and demonstrated in solidarity with students and Rahul Gandhi.

"For hours together, women of Kerala, the members of Mahila Congress of Kerala marched and protested in front of Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. We demand that Dharmendra Pradhan must resign, and though he is a culprit, the student movement cannot be stopped. We stand in solidarity with the students and Rahul Gandhi," Mather alleged.

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