[Marxistindia] Stop BJP-RSS Attacks in Kerala

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 22, 2016

 

Press Statement

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

 

Stop BJP-RSS Attacks in Kerala

 

The BJP is leveling false allegations about violence by the CPIM) against
BJP workers in Kerala. BJP workers have held a demonstration at the Central
Committee office of the CPI(M) and indulged in vandalism.

 

The BJP leadership is adopting a hypocritical and dishonest position about
what has actually happened in Kerala.

 

On the 19th of May when the results were declared, CPI(M) workers took out a
victory procession in Pinarayi which is in the constituency of Chief
Minister designate, Pinarayi Vijayan. This procession was attacked by the
BJP-RSS workers resulting in the death of C.V. Raveendran, a 53 year old
member of the CPI(M). His son Jishen and four others were injured. 

 

In Kasargode district in the Kanhangad constituency, the victory procession
of the LDF candidate and sitting CPI MLA E Chandrashekaran was attacked by
BJP workers. Chandrashekaran's hand was fractured and CPI(M) leader A K
Narayanan and others were injured. On the same day, a bomb was hurled at a
CPI(M) rally in Mattanoor, Kannur district, where four people were injured.

 

In Trikkaripur in Kasargode district, BJP men attacked youth workers of the
CPI(M) in which one comrade was injured. 

 

In Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram district, BJP workers attacked the local
committee office of the CPI(M) after the results were announced. There were
numerous such attacks across the state.

 

It is evident from the above incidents that it was the BJP which initiated
this bout of violence after the results were declared.

 

The people of Kerala gave a resounding verdict in favour of the LDF. It is
against this democratic verdict of the people that the BJP launched attacks
in various places against the CPI(M) and the LDF. Such attacks will not be
tolerated by the people.

 

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Cabinet Minister, instead of issuing threats
to the CPI(M) should ensure that his Party unit in Kerala stops making such
violent attacks.

 

As far as the CPI(M) and the LDF are concerned, they will contribute to
maintaining peace and avoiding any clashes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Hari Singh Kang)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

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