CPI(M) alleges ‘double standards’ in police action against protests in Kasaragod
Speaking to the media on Monday, CPI(M) Kasaragod district secretary M. Rajagopalan alleged the police are adopting “double standards” in dealing with protests against Minister O.J. Janeesh, arresting and remanding DYFI activists while allegedly taking no comparable action against BJP workers involved in similar protests.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has alleged that the police in Kasaragod are employing "double standards" in their handling of protests against Minister O.J. Janeesh. Specifically, the party claims that police have arrested and remanded DYFI activists involved in protests, while BJP workers involved in similar incidents have not faced comparable action.
The allegations come from CPI(M) Kasaragod district secretary M. Rajagopalan, who spoke at a press conference on October 5. Rajagopalan stated that protests had taken place in Kasaragod following allegations that Minister Janeesh led Youth Congress workers in an attack on Students’ Federation of India activists. He alleged that cases had been registered against DYFI activists under non-bailable sections, and that several were remanded in connection with protests in Nadakkavu, Nileshwar, and Bedakam.
Rajagopalan rejected claims that the protests were intended to divert attention from protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and alleged that a group of Muslim League workers with weapons had arrived at Nadakkavu to attack DYFI activists, but that no action was taken despite the incident occurring in the presence of police.
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