Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 -- Kerala Congress on Wednesday held a protest in Thiruvananthapuram against the arrest of two nuns in Chhattisgarh over charges of human trafficking and religious conversion.

Kerala Congress workers took to the streets in protest against the arrest of the two Kerala-based catholic nuns.

Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat visited the Durg Central Jail in Chhattisgarh where two Kerala-based nuns are currently lodged.

Karat, who was joined by CPI leaders Annie Raja and other members of a party delegation, met the nuns and later condemned the arrests as unjust, calling them part of a "targeted attack" on the Christian community in the state.

Speaking to ANI, Karat said, "Two nuns...