Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP on Saturday announced protests against the Kerala government and demanded a probe by central agencies into the Sabarimala temple gold plating controversy, terming it “gold theft”.

The Congress-led UDF has already sought a CBI probe into the fresh controversy that has rocked the famed Sabarimala temple.

Veteran BJP leader P.K. Krishnadas said the party would hold a march to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence on October 7 as part of its protest.

“If the government has nothing to fear, it should immediately order a CBI inquiry into the scandal. Otherwise, the BJP will move the court,” he declared.

Krishnadas alleged that the controversy surrounding the gold plating of Sabarimala temple structures has exposed deep-rooted corruption within the administr

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