In a scathing assault on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan accused the CM of conspiring to bodily hurt him. The Governor’s accusations stem from an incident the place his automobile was allegedly struck by members of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the coed wing of the ruling CPI(M).Â
Khan stated, “Today the ‘gundas’ are trying to rule the roads of Thiruvananthapuram. When they came, I stopped my car and I got down (from my car). Why did they flee?… Because I do not wish to be pressurised by their tactics, therefore they are trying to threaten me… They hit my car from both sides… Will they allow anyone to come near the car of the CM? Police knew them but what can the police do when the CM is directing them… It is the CM, he is conspiring and he is sending these people to hurt me physically… The collapse of the constitutional machinery cannot be allowed…”Â
This incident, which passed off whereas the governor was en path to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to depart for New Delhi, has ignited a political firestorm within the state.
Police, alternatively, stated that the Governor’s automobile was blocked by the SFI activists solely at one place and 7 individuals of the coed outfit have been arrested. In the opposite two incidents, solely black flags had been waved and in reference to that round 10-12 SFI activists have been taken into custody. Cases beneath the related provisions of the IPC are being registered towards them.
