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Youth Congress sleep protest at KSEB in Kollam over alleged unannounced power cuts claims
Politics
Published on 27 April 2026
Kids and elders say outages forced them to sleep elsewhere
Youth Congress activists in Kollam, Kerala, staged a “sleep protest” at the KSEB office by laying mats and sleeping, alleging unannounced power cuts that they say are harming children and the elderly. KSEB and the Electricity Minister deny load shedding, saying recent outages were due to temporary overload. Kerala is also grappling with a severe power shortage.
- Activists slept at KSEB to protest alleged unannounced cuts
- Claims say children and elderly are worst affected
- KSEB and minister deny load shedding, cite temporary overload
- Kerala continues to face a severe power shortage
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