The ruling CPI(M) will continue its attacks against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan despite the Union Home Ministry’s decision to upgrade his security to that of Z Plus and the deployment of CRPF commandoes to ensure his protection.
This was stated by MV Govindan, Kerala CPI (M) secretary while speaking to media persons on Sunday. Govindan, in a no-holds-barred attack charged the Governor as liar, buffoon and stooge of the RSS. “Whatever he claims about Saturday’s attack on him by our SFI comrades are blatant lies. The people in the State have seen what happened at Nilamal (where the Governor’s car was intercepted by CP I(M)/SFI activists) on Saturday. The Governor is spreading falsehood across the country,” charged Govindan.
The party secretary made it clear that the demonstrations and agitations against Arif Mohammed Khan would continue and the SFI activists would be provided with all help by the CPI(M). “Kerala is the best State in the country and the Governor is trying to make the Center intervene here and get the Government dismissed. It will not work in Kerala,” said Govindan.
His statement has to be read with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s views on the Centre’s decision to upgrade the Governor’s security and hand over the same to the CRPF. “This is unheard of anywhere in the country. The CRPF security is meant for RSS hotheads and the Governor is one among them. Even if the security is overseen by the CRPF, the Kerala Police is the only authority which is capable of arresting or prosecuting those who demonstrate the Governor,” said Vijayan (also known as Karana Bhoothan) while reacting to the Center’s order.
Karana Bhoothan said there is no law and order problems in the State and Governor is the only person making a hue and cry over it. “There is no security threat to me or other ministers,” he pointed out. But the chief minister’s convoy consist of nearly 60 cars/SUVs and 500 policemen whenever he comes out in the open. The recently concluded Nava Kerala Sadass was in the news because of the high handed behavior of the cops and the party activists who unleashed a terror across the State by beating up those who dared to wave black flags at the chief minister’s convoy.
V Muraleedharan, union minister of State for foreign affairs alleged that the chief minister has literally insulted and disgraced the elite CRPF as a force to provide exclusive security to RSS activists.
Political pundits are of the view that the CPI(M) is trying to force the Centre to dismiss the Kerala Government under Section 356 of the Constitution so that in the ensuing election the party could get public sympathy and return to power.