Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel to visit islands amid protest by Opposition parties
The protesters also seek reinstatement of hundreds of people who were allegedly removed by the administration from government-related contractual jobs.
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KOCHI: Amid protest by opposition parties, Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel will begin his week-long visit to the islands on Monday during which he will review the ambitious projects of the administration including Smart City, hospitals and eco-tourism.
Save Lakshadweep Forum, a platform of various political parties opposing Patel s reform measures in the islands, said the islanders will observe black day wearing black masks and raising black flags at houses during the administrator s visit concluding on June 20.
In a letter to BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader, the party leaders said at a time when BJP workers have been protesting against the "undemocratic actions" of administrator Praful Patel, "you have filed a false and unjustified complaint" against Aisha Sultana.
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