Overview
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurated the Vegetable-Fruit Market Complex at Kalluthankadavu, with the ceremony chaired by Mayor Beena Philip.
- The public–private project spans about 3.5 lakh sq ft, cost roughly ₹100 crore, and provides space for 310 shops with multi-level access for vehicles.
- Only 153 vendors from the Kozhikode Corporation-owned Palayam market building received space, while other building tenants, street sellers and labourers say they were left out.
- Hundreds of traders and labourers protested with black flags, supporters of the relocation counter-marched, and a clash broke out that prompted police intervention.
- CPI(M)-affiliated trader groups hailed the complex as modern and argued it will ease city-centre congestion, as the Chief Minister urged cooperation and constructive criticism.