Opposition MLAs led by the Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan stage a protest earlier than the Assembly after boycotting it, in Thiruvananthapuram.
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The Congress on March 25 accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of getting a “double agenda”, as they made statements supporting Rahul Gandhi and on the similar time allegedly directed police to brutally assault protesting activists of KSU and the occasion’s youth wing.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) within the State Assembly V. D. Satheesan made the allegation a day after the CPI(M) in Kerala and Mr. Vijayan condemned Mr. Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha. Mr. Vijayan had termed it an assault on democracy by the Sangh Parivar in addition to revenge politics of the BJP.
Mr. Satheesan mentioned the statements made by them had been “unfortunately not genuine”, as in any other case they’d not have permitted the police to allegedly brutally beat up activists of the Kerala Students Union and the Youth Congress who held a protest march to Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on the night of March 24.
He additionally claimed that Congress staff who held a protest in Kozhikode had been additionally brutally crushed up.
“Several young KSU and YC workers are hospitalised with serious head injuries. Who gave permission to the police to hit them on their heads? All this has happened with the active knowledge and direction of the CM. It was done to please the BJP,” the LoP mentioned, talking to reporters right here.
“This government functions with a double agenda. Therefore, their statements supporting Rahul Gandhi are unfortunately not genuine,” Mr. Satheesan contended.
He additionally mentioned that Congress and the UDF could be holding protests throughout the state in opposition to the disqualification of Mr. Gandhi. The occasion would additionally maintain a protest march to the Kerala Raj Bhavan on March 27, he added.
Mr. Gandhi was convicted and sentenced to 2 years in jail by a Surat court docket on March 22 in a 2019 felony defamation case over his “Modi surname” comment. A day later, the LS Secretariat in a notification mentioned that his disqualification was efficient from March 23 — the day of his conviction.
