THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPCC president K Sudhakaran has lashed out at chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the state police for not taking steps to prevent the CPM cadres from unleashing violence against Congress workers and offices.
“The CM and police are not doing anything to stop the violence. If the CPM has plans to manhandle Congress leaders and workers on street, Congress should not be expected to suffer it all with folded hands. CPM should be ready to restrain its cadres. If Pinarayi Vijayan’s police are not able to give protection to the Congress party offices and Congress leaders, thousands of Congress workers are ready to take over that responsibility. CPM should not think that it can scare the Congress with high-handedness,” Sudhakaran said.
Sudhakaran said CPM workers were on a rampage in all 14 districts, attacking Congress leaders, workers, and offices. The Congress party has suffered loss of lakhs of rupees in the attack by CPM workers.
“Police are giving protection to the antisocial elements that indulge in violence. DYFI workers tried to manhandle MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan and several other leaders. He was attacked when participating in a television discussion at Moovattupuzha TB. Kollam MP N K Premachandran and Congress leader Aritha Babu, who contested the assembly election from Kayamkulam, were attacked by DYFI and CPM men respectively,” the KPCC chief said.
If Congress ventured out to settle score for murders, CPM would have vanished in Kerala, he said.
He also accused CPM leaders of trying to hold the KPCC responsible for the murder in Idukki. “The CPM leadership is trying to capitalize on the murder in Idukki. The CPM district leadership intervened to suppress the truth behind the murder on the campus. The CPM is threatening police officers for their statements that the murder was not a planned one,” Sudhakaran added.
