BANGKOK, March 16 (ThailandMirror) – Red-shirted anti-government  protesters led by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) late Tuesday  poured blood collected from volunteer donations at Government House and  the ruling Democrat Party headquarters as part of their intensified  campaign to overthrow the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration.

Protest leaders began their blood collection campaign Tuesday morning  and marched to Government House late afternoon with about 40 gallons of  blood donations, far short of their target of 1,000 litre.

In addition to rank-an-file demonstrators from around the country, some  60 members of parliament from the opposition Puea Thai Party also had  their blood drawn to join the campaign.

"This blood of the common people represents our commitment in the  fight for democracy," UDD key leader Natthawut Saikua told cheering  supporters.

Only one hundred UDD activists were allowed by police to enter the area  near the front gate of the official seat of the Thai government. When  applied, the blood has used dramatically in a ritual cursing of the  premier and the elites in Thai society targeted by the protesters, and  then poured at Government House entrances.

The Red Shirt leaders later poured blood at the Democrat Party  headquarters amid tight security with hundreds of police protecting the  building to ensure that no untoward incident took place.

Key UDD leaders on Sunday presented an ultimatum to the premier to  dissolve Parliament and to call a new general election within 24 hours,  or else the UDD would intensify its campaign to bring down the  government.