A demonstration was organised at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to raise a voice against the brutal murder of RSS leader Sl Rajesh in Kerala.
The demonstration was attended by intellectuals, academicians, artists and other people from all walks of life. The killing of Sl Rajesh, the Basti Karyawah of RSS in Thiruvananthapuram, in a brutal manner is an example of the resistive and oppressive policies pursued by the Kerala Government, said speakers at the demonstration.
The dictatorial behavior of CPI (M) has put life and property of the political activists of other groups in danger, they added.
The academic groups from the University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Indira Gandhi National Open University attended the demonstration in large numbers, reflecting the anger and agony of the civil society.
“Different political ideologies must be given space to survive. It has been observed that in the last 13 month of lDF rule in Kerala, 14 political murders have taken place. Four of the killed belonged to the Dalit community. All those people who were killed subscribed to a particular ideology, the ideology of nationalism. The growing intolerance is a matter of serious concern. Kerala is emerging as a battleground of ideologies and political murders rather than a State abiding by the spirit of the Constitution of India. A select group of self proclaimed liberals and intellectuals who apparently have stood against Dalit killings in other States are conspicuously silent and absent on the issue of the murder of Rajesh,” said a speaker.
The protest march was attended by many dignitaries such as Sonal Mansingh, Indian a classical dancer, Vinay Saharabhudhe, BJP leader, Jyoti Shukla, chairperson of State Finance Commission, Sudipto Sen, film maker Arvind Srivastava, lawyer, Prof Kapil Kumar, IGNOU, IM Kapahy, S Oberoi, ex-DUTA president and many more. A senior police official said no untoward incidents took place during the protest march and there was adequate police presence.