Police detain BJP youth activists after black-flag protest in Kozhikode

Police in Kozhikode district took Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists into custody on Tuesday after they waved black flags at the motorcade of Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, The Hindu reported. The incident occurred on the Mukkom-Thiruvambody Road as Siddique was returning from a conclave on human-animal conflict.

The report did not state how many activists participated in the protest or identify the issue that prompted the demonstration. Those taken into custody included Anushaj Balakrishnan, the organisation’s mandalam secretary. The activists were subsequently taken to the Thiruvambadi police station, according to the report.

Black-flag demonstrations are a form of protest, but the supplied report did not say whether the activists were formally arrested, charged or later released. It also did not report injuries, damage or disruption to the minister’s programme. The Agriculture Minister had attended the conclave before the motorcade encountered the protesters.

No statement from Siddique, the Bharatiya Janata Party or the Yuva Morcha was included in the report. The Hindu published the account on September 29, 2026, from Kozhikode. The report focused on the detention and the location of the protest, without providing further details about the police response or any planned legal action.

The incident came amid discussion of human-animal conflict at the conclave attended by the minister, although the report did not connect the protest directly to the substance of that meeting. It also did not indicate whether similar demonstrations had taken place elsewhere or whether authorities had imposed any restrictions on the minister’s route.