The Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would take out a march in the national Capital on Wednesday against political violence in the left-ruled Kerala and stage a demonstration in front of the CPI(M) office here, the party said in statement on Tuesday. Named as Jan Raksha Yatra, will continue in entire Delhi from Wednesday (October 4) to protest the brutal murders of party workers in Kerala which will continue till the October 16.
Manoj Tiwari, the president of the Delhi BJP, would lead the march, said a statement issued by the party on Tuesday. Delhi BJP’s protest would be to carry forward its national president’s Jan Raksha Yatra in Kerala which started from Tuesday.
BJP national president Amit Shah, while flagging off a ‘Janraksha Yatra’ at Kannur in Kerala on Tuesday, also announced ‘padyatra’ (foot march) at all the State capitals against the CPI(M)’s alleged targeting of the workers of the saffron party and questioned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the political violence in the southern state.
The protests, sit-ins and demonstrations would be held across the national capital till October 16, the statement said.
BJP national vice-president Shyam Jaju and Union minister Jitendra Singh would also take part in the protest in front of the CPI(M) office near ITO on Wednesday, it added.
BJP would also put up a photo exhibition on the violence in Kerala. The CP(M) ruled state had been witnessing a cycle of violence involving the workers of the CPI(M) and BJP-RSS.
Several political killings on both sides have been reported from the southern state since the CPI(M)-led left Democratic Front (lDF) Government came to power in May, 2016, with both sides blaming each other for the violence.