<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The controversy over a misbehaviour complaint lodged by Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran against the driver of a state-run bus refused to die down on Tuesday. The Youth Congress activists staged a protest in front of the city corporation claiming that the driver had not done anything wrong.</p>.Kerala's young mayor-MLA couple faces criticism for altercation with bus driver .<p>A group of Youth Congress activists took out a protest march to the Corporation complex located in the heart of the city and placed a board in front of its gate, which read 'It is an overtake-free zone.' </p><p>They also pasted posters with pictures of Rajendran in front of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, which read 'Beware of the Mayor'.</p>.<p>They also criticised the police for not registering a case against a woman mayor based on the complaint by H L Yadhu, the accused KSRTC driver.</p>.<p>The protesters alleged that the police were reluctant to register a case against the mayor, though the driver had first lodged a complaint with the police with regard to the incident.</p>.<p>They said it was found that the mayor and the co-passengers had blocked the bus by parking their car at the zebra crossing in Palayam junction on Saturday.</p>.<p>A group of KSRTC employees also held a demonstration in front of their head office at East Fort , extending support to the driver.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, KPCC secretary C R Pranakumar submitted a petition to the state Human Rights Commission seeking its intervention to register a case against the mayor and her husband, Sachin Dev, MLA, for obstructing the journey of KSRTC bus passengers.</p>.<p>"It is a violation of human rights to take the law into one's hands by blocking people's journey," the complaint said.</p>.<p>When contacted, Cantonment police confirmed that no case has been registered against the mayor or her co-passengers so far based on the complaint of the driver.</p>.<p>An investigation is going over the mayor's complaint, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Yadhu told reporters today that he would approach the court seeking its intervention to direct the police to register a case against the mayor based on his complaint.</p>.<p>The developments came a day after Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar sought a report from the KSRTC managing director in connection with a complaint lodged by Mayor Rajendran alleging that the driver misbehaved with her and her family.</p>.<p>The KSRTC authorities had also asked the driver not to report for duty.</p>.<p>The mayor and her family on Saturday night got into a heated argument with the KSRTC bus driver after blocking the vehicle at Palayam junction. The mayor alleged that the driver made sexually suggestive gestures at them.</p>.<p>She claimed that the driver was rash and negligent, and they intervened after the bus was about to hit their car from behind.</p>.<p>Video footage aired by news channels showed the mayor and her co-passengers in the car engaging in heated arguments with the bus driver after blocking the vehicle at Palayam junction on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police had arrested the driver based on the mayor's complaint that he misbehaved with her. He was later released as the case was registered as a bailable offence.</p>.<p>The driver had alleged that the mayor's vehicle attempted to overtake the KSRTC bus on the wrong side.</p>.<p>He claimed that the mayor's husband, MLA K M Sachin Dev, forced passengers to get off the bus after blocking it on the road.</p>.<p>The driver also said that he was not aware that Arya Rajendran was the mayor and Sachin Dev was an MLA. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The controversy over a misbehaviour complaint lodged by Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran against the driver of a state-run bus refused to die down on Tuesday. The Youth Congress activists staged a protest in front of the city corporation claiming that the driver had not done anything wrong.</p>.Kerala's young mayor-MLA couple faces criticism for altercation with bus driver .<p>A group of Youth Congress activists took out a protest march to the Corporation complex located in the heart of the city and placed a board in front of its gate, which read 'It is an overtake-free zone.' </p><p>They also pasted posters with pictures of Rajendran in front of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, which read 'Beware of the Mayor'.</p>.<p>They also criticised the police for not registering a case against a woman mayor based on the complaint by H L Yadhu, the accused KSRTC driver.</p>.<p>The protesters alleged that the police were reluctant to register a case against the mayor, though the driver had first lodged a complaint with the police with regard to the incident.</p>.<p>They said it was found that the mayor and the co-passengers had blocked the bus by parking their car at the zebra crossing in Palayam junction on Saturday.</p>.<p>A group of KSRTC employees also held a demonstration in front of their head office at East Fort , extending support to the driver.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, KPCC secretary C R Pranakumar submitted a petition to the state Human Rights Commission seeking its intervention to register a case against the mayor and her husband, Sachin Dev, MLA, for obstructing the journey of KSRTC bus passengers.</p>.<p>"It is a violation of human rights to take the law into one's hands by blocking people's journey," the complaint said.</p>.<p>When contacted, Cantonment police confirmed that no case has been registered against the mayor or her co-passengers so far based on the complaint of the driver.</p>.<p>An investigation is going over the mayor's complaint, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Yadhu told reporters today that he would approach the court seeking its intervention to direct the police to register a case against the mayor based on his complaint.</p>.<p>The developments came a day after Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar sought a report from the KSRTC managing director in connection with a complaint lodged by Mayor Rajendran alleging that the driver misbehaved with her and her family.</p>.<p>The KSRTC authorities had also asked the driver not to report for duty.</p>.<p>The mayor and her family on Saturday night got into a heated argument with the KSRTC bus driver after blocking the vehicle at Palayam junction. The mayor alleged that the driver made sexually suggestive gestures at them.</p>.<p>She claimed that the driver was rash and negligent, and they intervened after the bus was about to hit their car from behind.</p>.<p>Video footage aired by news channels showed the mayor and her co-passengers in the car engaging in heated arguments with the bus driver after blocking the vehicle at Palayam junction on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police had arrested the driver based on the mayor's complaint that he misbehaved with her. He was later released as the case was registered as a bailable offence.</p>.<p>The driver had alleged that the mayor's vehicle attempted to overtake the KSRTC bus on the wrong side.</p>.<p>He claimed that the mayor's husband, MLA K M Sachin Dev, forced passengers to get off the bus after blocking it on the road.</p>.<p>The driver also said that he was not aware that Arya Rajendran was the mayor and Sachin Dev was an MLA. </p>