Rajnath Singh dials Kerala CM Vijayan over violence
The two leaders also discussed recent incidents of violence in the state involving political activists.
New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Kerala chief minister P. Vijayan regarding the murder of an RSS worker on Saturday and said that political violence was unacceptable in a democracy. Seven accused in the murder have been arrested so far.
The two leaders also discussed recent incidents of violence in the state involving political activists. The home minister later tweeted, “I have expressed my concern over the law and order situation in the state of Kerala. Political violence is unacceptable in a democracy.”
Mr Singh said he hoped that political violence in Kerala would be contained and those responsible for the heinous crime would be brought to justice.
RSS activist Rajesh, 34, was hacked to death on Saturday by a six-member gang led by a history-sheeter near Thiruvananthapuram. Five accused were arrested on Sunday from rural Kattakkada while one more person is absconding, police said.
According to police, the assailants cut off the victim’s left hand and he bled to death. BJP Kerala chief Kummanam Rajasekharan alleged that suspected CPI(M) workers were behind the incident.
Meanwhile, the shutdown called by the BJP on Sunday in protest against the murder was almost total with state-run and private buses keeping away from roads and shops and business establishments remaining closed. Sporadic incidents of stone pelting on vehicles were reported in some parts of the state.