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Harthals in 2008

No.	Date	District	Political Party /Organisations	Cause
1	January 16, 2008	Kozhikode	Town Bus Stand Janakeeya Samiti	Protest against the traffic reforms in the town.
2	January 27, 2008	Thalassery,KANNUR	CPI(M)	Protest against the killing of a CPI(M) activist .
3	January 28, 2008	Vavakkad	BJP	Protest against the attack on three BJP activists at Vavakkad,Vadakkekkara panchayat in the midnight.
4	January 30, 2008	Kollam	UDF & LDF	A mark of respect to RSP leader Baby John who passed away .
5	February 4, 2008	Chittur	Janata Dal(S)
6	February 6, 2008	Aluva		To condemn the attack on the MLA and others .
7	February 6, 2008	Palakkad	BJP	To Protest the arrest of some party workers under the 'Goodas Act'.
8	February 13, 2008	Kodakara	BJP	To Protest against the clash on Feb 12 between BJP and CPM in the area.
9	February 14, 2008	Venmony,Chengannur	BJP	To Protest the setting ablaze of a local BJP leader's house by CPI(M) activists early morning.
10	February 15, 2008	Chengannur	BJP	To Protest against the attack on the residence of BJP leader Shivan Pillai at Venmony .
11	February 19, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	UDF	To Protest against what it termed the failure of the LDF government to address five major issues that directly affected the common man beyond the realm of politics.
12	February 20, 2008	Bharanikavu, Alappuzha	Traders Union	To Protest against attack on shops during the UDF harthal on Feb.19.
13	February 21, 2008	Choondal,Thrissur	Congress	To Protest against the violence following the by election in the area.
14	February 21, 2008	Chalakudy, Thrissur	BJP	To Protest against the attack on a BJP activist in the Chalakudy constituency.
15	February 22, 2008	Kottayi, PALAKKAD	Kottayi mandalam Congress committee	To Protest against the attack on two Congress activists by alleged BJP activists.
16	February 23, 2008	Kozhikode & Thrissur	Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi	For demanding that local bodies should not issue licences to retail giants who operate as monopolist traders.
17	February 25, 2008	Kumarapuram	Local traders and residents	To protest against the gangland violence.
18	February 28, 2008	Cherpu, Thrissur	BJP	To protest against the attack on a local BJP activist and leader.
19	March 6, 2008	Kannur & Mahe	BJP and RSS	To protest against the violence which resulted in the death of two RSS activists and one CPM worker in the Thalassery,Koothuparamba areas of Kannur dist.
20	March 10, 2008	Punnapra	BJP	To protest against the attack on the BJP committee office in Paravur.
21	March 11, 2008	Vadavathur	Residents of Vadavathur	Protesting against the negligence shown in removing garbage piled up in the area.
22	March 19, 2008	Engandiyur and Vadanappilly,Thrissur	CPI(M)	To protest against the death of a DYFI activist who was assaulted by suspected RSS workers.
23	March 23, 2008	Enadimangalam , Pathanamthita	The temple advisory committee	Adoor Assistant Superintendent of Police assaulted Poothamkara Dharma Sastha Temple committee members who approached him to enquire about the manhandling of traders on the temple premises .
24	March 28, 2008	Kothamangalam	Congress	The incident of a lorry ramming into the Congress rally.
25	March 28, 2008	Mannar	CPI(M)	A mark of respect to the two schoolchildren who died after the compound wall collapsed on them at Kuttamperoor Vidyapradayini UP School at Mannar.
26	March 28, 2008	Kasaragod	UDF	To protest against the killing of Congress leader T. Balakrishnan at Kundar, Karadukka.
27	March 29, 2008	Kuttanad , Alappuzha	BJP	To protesting against alleged govt failure in preventing the suicide death of a grief stricken farmer,in the wake of the recent paddy crisis.
28	April 1, 2008	Kozhikode	Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy .	To protest against the value-added tax (VAT), besides the proposed Kerala Buildings Lease Bill 2002, the hike in power tariffs and PFA licence fee.
29	April 2, 2008	Vallikodu,Aranmula	CPM local committees of Vallikodu gramapanchayath and Aranmula	To the demise of poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan.
30	April 7, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala Ration Dealers Association	To protest against the Centre's decision to slash 4000 tonnes from the rice quota to the state.
31	April 15, 2008	Kasargod	BJP and Sangh Parivar associations	To protest against the killing of BJP activist Sandeep at Kasargod.
32	April 18, 2008	Kasargod	Sangh Parivar	To protest against the killing of BMS district vice president P.Suhas at Kasargod.
33	May 2, 2008	All Kerala	BJP	To protest against the spiralling hike in prices of essential commodities.
34	May 5, 2008	Thalassery,Kannur	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	To protest against the arrest of the three BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists on Saturday in connection with the murder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist K.P. Jijesh.
35	May 9, 2008	Chittur	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	To protest against the murder of their activist Suresh.
36	May 25, 2008	Kozhikode	Congress party	To protest against the torching of a Congress office here on Saturday night.
37	May 26, 2008	Kozhikode		To protest against the attempts by a group of people to set on fire the local IUML office, Bafaky Bhavan, on Sunday night.
38	May 29, 2008	Meyppayur,Nadapuram	UDF	To protest against the attack on Youth Congress activists by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) at Kakkattil on Wednesday.
39	May 31, 2008	Thriprayar,Thrissur	BJP,RSS, VHP and the Kshetra Samrakshana Samithy	Following a burglary incident at Thriprayar temple the previous night.
40	June 2, 2008	Kottayam	Kerala Vyapari Vayvasayi Ekopana Samithy	To protest against what they termed the unilateral action of the municipal authorities in demolishing shops along General Post Office Road in connection with the road widening project in the area.
41	June 4, 2008	Udumbanchola	BJP	To protest against the attack on Udumbanchola constituent assembly president C.Radhakrishnan at Third Camp.
42	June 4, 2008	Kattappana	UDF	To protest against the violent incidents which happened in Kattappana .
43	June 5, 2008	All kerala	LDF & BJP	To protest against the central price hike in oil and diesel.
44	June 12, 2008	Kalamassery ,Kochi	Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi	Following an incident wherein the police attacked the public including the Corporation Councillor for having allegedly blocked the dumping of waste from Cochin Corporation in the dumping yards of Kalamassery Corporation.
45	June 13, 2008	Idakkochi	Scheduled Castes/Tribes Joint Association	To protest against the attack on a harijan Youth and his family.
46	June 18, 2008	Mavelikara	UDF	To protest against the police lathicharge on KSU activists in Thiruvananthapuram.
47	June 20, 2008	Thrissur	Congress	Following an incident wherein the KSU activists,on a Collectorate march were lathicharged by the Police in Thrissur district
48	June 20, 2008	Neyyattinkara,Trivandrum	KSU	Protesting against the police lathi charge on KSU workers who reached Neyyattinkara to stage a demonstration.
49	June 21, 2008	Aluva	Congress	Following the violent incidents that took place during the education band.
50	June 21, 2008	Kottarakkara	Union	Protesting against the attacks made by the Police on KSU activists.
51	June 23, 2008	Peermedu,Idukki	CPI	The alleged attack on CPI leaders by the CPIM at Vandiperiyar .
52	June 27, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	BJP	To protest against the alleged attack on party activists by the police and the CPI(M).
53	June 30, 2008	Idukki	UDF	Following widespread violence between CPI(M) and UDF activists in connection with the election to the director board of Kattappana Service Cooperative Bank
54	July 2, 2008	Pathanapuram&Punaloor	CPI,Congress	To protest against the arrest of the AIYF State Secretory P S Supal .
55	July 3, 2008	All Kerala	VHP	To protest against the decision to withdraw the land allocation for Amarnath temple.
56	July 3, 2008	Kodungallur	DYFI	To protest against the murder of block committee vice president K U Biju.
57	July 3, 2008	Kodungallur	LDF	To protest against thedeath of DYFI block committee vice-president Biju .
58	July 4, 2008	Kodungallur	The SNDP in Kodungallur constituency and the Merchants Association of Kodungallur town	To protest against the stoning of the statue of Sree Narayana Guru in front of the Sreekumara Samajam office at the west Nada and the attack against the SNDP Union office.
59	July 5, 2008	Kodungallur	SNDP	To protest against the stoning of the statue of Sree Narayana Guru and the attack against the SNDP Union office
60	July 8, 2008	Ernakulam	The localites of Mulavukadu grama panchayat	To protest against the bad condition of the roads in the area.
61	July 10, 2008	Kollam	Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy	To ensure the success of the trade hartal and Assembly march of the traders against retail majors .
62	July 10, 2008	All Kerala	Kerala Traders Association	Protesting against the retail majors.
63	July 10, 2008	Kottayam	Merchants Association	On the sidelines of the all-Kerala traders' hartal on Jul.10.
64	July 10, 2008	Kasaragod	Fishermen Protection Council	To protest against the absence of facilities to rescue fishermen who meet with accidents at sea.
65	July 14, 2008	Kolencheri	SNDP	Following the violent attack by goondas resulting in the death of two persons near Pattimattom..
66	July 15, 2008	Kothamangalam	Taluk Poura Samiti	Protesting against the incident wherein a college student was trapped and killed in between two buses at the municipal bus stand.
67	July 16, 2008	Kottangal	UDF	Protesting against the alleged abduction of two grama panchayat members belonging to Kerala Congress.
68	July 20, 2008	Kozhikode	LDF	Protesting against the attack on the cluster training centre resulting in the death of a headmaster of a lower primary school.
69	July 21, 2008	All Kerala	SFI,AISF	Protesting against the the death of Malappuram lower primary school headmaster James Augustine who attended a cluster meeting concerning the controversial textbook.
70	July 23, 2008	Malampuzha	BJP	Protesting against the death of one of their activists who was attacked allegedly by CPM workers.
71	July 24, 2008	Mahe	CPIM	Protest against the killing of a party worker suspected to be done by a National Development Front (NDF) worker.
72	July 24, 2008	Thalassery	CPIM	Protest against the killing of a party worker suspected to be done by a National Development Front (NDF) worker.
73	July 26, 2008	Mulavukad	Mulavukad Sarvakakshi	Protesting against the police attack on the panchayat members at Mulavukad grama panchayat.
74	July 28, 2008	Changanaserry	MRPS	Protesting against the alleged attack by CPM,DYFI activists on the Samithy members during their rally taken out against the educational norms.
75	July 31, 2008	Kayamkulam	KVVES	Following an incident wherein some LDF activists allegedly ransacked three trade establishments and attacked the SFI campus front.
76	August 2, 2008	Shoranur	Janakiya Vikasana Samiti	Protesting against the incident wherein municipality vice chairman MR Murali was attacked while travelling in his car last nigt.
77	August 5, 2008	Wayanad	UDF	To press demands for implementing financial aid package for debt-ridden farmer.
78	August 5, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala Student's Union	To press the demand for the withdrawal of the controversial Class VII textbook and to protest against the wrong education policies of the government.
79	August 6, 2008	Ayyappancoil	CPI(M)	Protest against the attack on panchayat president A.L. Satheesan at Mattukkatta on Tuesday night, allegedly by BJP and RSS workers.
80	August 14, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	IATA Travel Agencies	To protest against the withdrawal of five per cent commission given by airline companies to IATA travel agencies for ticket sales from November 1,2008.
81	August 20, 2008	All Kerala	SFI	To protest against the UPA government’s ‘failure’ to fulfil its promises for the education sector.
82	August 20, 2008	All India	Trade Unions	To protest against the Central Government’s policies.
83	August 22, 2008	Manalur constituency ,Thrissur	BJP	To protest against an incident wherein suspected NDF workers hacked to death a BJP activist at Poovathur in Pavaratty,about 25 km from Tcr.
84	August 25, 2008	Iritti		Following an incident wherein CPM branch secretary Naroth Dileepan was hacked to death on Sunday night by an unidentified group.
85	August 26, 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	Travel Agency	To protest against the decision to abolish the commission given by airline companies to approved agents for ticket sales from November.
86	August 27, 2008	Kothamangalam	Hindu Aikya Vedi and Kerala Pulaya Maha Sabha	Following an incident wherein a youth got drowned in a well under suspicious cicumstances.
87	August 30, 2008	Adoor,Pathanamthitta	CPI	Protesting against last day's lathicharge on the CPI-AIYF marchers in the town.
88	September 1, 2008	Munnar	HighRange Janakeeya Samrakshana Samithi	To raise a set of demands including settling of the land issue.
89	September 4, 2008	Edapally,Kochi		Protest against the delay on the part of the Public Works Department in completing the work on the overbridge that will replace the level crossing.
90	September 7, 2008	Vadakara	CPM	Following an incident wherein a CPM area committee office on Nadapuram road was set on fire by goondas.
91	September 14, 2008	Nedumangad,Thiruvananthapuram	CPI(M)	Protest against the alleged murder of a DYFI activist at Erimala, near Panavoor.
92	September 16, 2008	Mangalore	Sriram Sena	Following violent clashes between Christian protesters and the police and incidents of attacks on the numerous churches.
93	October 2 , 2008	Kalady	KCYM & CLC	To condemn the alleged police atrocity on the parishioners of Sebipuram under the Kalady police station.
94	October 11 , 2008	Thalassery	BJP	Following the death of an RSS worker in a country-bomb explosion the previous night, resulting in wide-spread violence.
95	October 14 , 2008	Alappuzha	BJP	Following an alleged attack by BJP and RSS activists on CPIM, DYFI and SFI workers.
96	October 15 , 2008	Kasargode	DYFI	Following the murder of Rafeeq allegedly by BJP activists.
97	October 16 , 2008	Orkattery	Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi	Protesting against the attack on a shop run by Muslim Youth League Vadakara mandalam president.
98	October 16 , 2008	Orkattery	IUML	Protest against the attack on a shop run by Muslim Youth League Vadakara mandalam president.
99	October 16 , 2008	Kattappana	BJP	Against the alleged attack by CPI(M) activists on its members.
100	October 16 , 2008	Kattappana	KSVVS	Protest against an attack on a mobile phone shop allegedly by BJP activists.
101	October 17 , 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	RSS	Following the murder of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker at Mannanthala.
102	October 20 , 2008	Balussery	BJP/RSS	Following stabbing incidents involving two CPIM activists allegedly done by BJP/RSS activists.
103	October 20 , 2008	Balussery	CPI(M)	Protest against an incident wherein three CPI (M) activists were assaulted.
104	October 21 , 2008	Balussery	BJP	Protest against the attack on the offices of the RSS and the BJPactivists were assaulted.
105	October 21 , 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	JAC	In support of the one declared by the ruling party , demanding an HC Division Bench in the capital.
106	October 21 , 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	LDF	Demanding the constitution of a High Court Bench in the capital.
107	October 21 , 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	LDF	Protest against the negative approach of the Congress Party and also in view of school examinations.
108	October 21 , 2008	Thiruvananthapuram	Action Council	Protest against the failure of the LDF government to take steps for the establishment of the Bench.
109	October 29 , 2008	Chalakudy	Chalakudy River Protection Forum and the Athirapally Action Council	Protest against registering fabricated cases against nine members of the action council by the police on charges of disturbing the hearing of Assembly Committee on environment on the proposed Athirapally hydro-electric project.
110	November 5 , 2008	Kattappana	UDF	Protesting against the attack on a Janasree mission activist and Congress leader allegedly by CPI(M) activists.
111	November 6 , 2008	Kattappana	Shop Owners	Against the alleged manhandling of a shop owner and his staff by the police.
112	November 19 , 2008	Thrissur	Sangh Parivar	Protest against the murder of the activist, Arakkal Vinod, at Pavaratty.
113	November 21 , 2008	Murad,Payyoli	UDF	Protest against an incident wherein four people were injured in clashes between activists of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
114	November 22 , 2008	Peerumade	Trade Union	Protest against the refusal of the authorities to formalise the registration of the controversial land deal.
115	November 23 , 2008	Kodungalloor	BJP	Following an incident wherein BJP activist and cleaner of a pvt. bus,Bijeeth(19 yrs) was hacked to death.
116	November 24 , 2008	Kozhikode	UDF	Protest against the violence on party workers, allegedly by LDF, after the elections to the Mukkom Service Cooperative Bank.
117	November 27 , 2008	Kattappana	UDF	Protest against the alleged attack on UDF members at the grama panchayat meeting.
118	December 1 , 2008	Kozhikode	UDF	Protest against the attack on UDF party workers.
119	December 5 , 2008	Kannoor		As a mark of mourning for the children who were recklessly killed in a gory accident involving a speeding van recently.
120	December 6 , 2008	Adoor	CPI	Protesting against the attacks and damage caused by clashes between SFI-AISF workers in Adoor constituency.
121	December 6 , 2008	Kasaragode		In memory of Babri Masjid demolition day.
122	December 17 , 2008	Kannur	CPM	Protest against the death of a party worker at Uruvachal.
123	December 18 , 2008	Shoranur	CPM	Protest against the violence in the bye elections to the nine wards of the municipality, which prompted the police to resort to lathicharge.
124	December 29 , 2008	Neyyattinkara	UDF	Following the death of the manager of a guest house.