Charging the CPM-led Government with indirectly promoting violence against BJP activists in Kerala, the BJP on Wednesday alleged that the target of a bomb attack on its Thiruvananthapuram office was its Kerala State president Kummanam Rajasekharan and claimed that CPM workers were "running the police stations" in the State.
Addressing a Press conference here, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanded an impartial probe into the attacks on the BJP and RSS workers as these have steadily risen since the left alliance came to power in May this year.
Completely dismissing the CPI(M)’s claim that it had nothing to do with the incident, she said it was aimed at BJP State president.
Hitting out at the left Front Government in Kerala, the BJP’s Rajya Sabha member claimed that CPI(M) workers were running the police stations in the State, she said and no case was registered and action taken on complaints of BJP and RSS workers while they were being booked in false cases.
“One thing that has steadily increased since the CPI(M) came to power is political violence which is reflective of what has always happened under its Governments in the State... Unfortunately, the political party which gives the violence its support is in power. The Government is indirectly encouraging violence," she said.
"We suspect this attack was an attack on our president... Not even one accused has been rounded up in cases of attacks on the RSS workers," she said.
"The State Government is indirectly supporting the attacks. CPI(M) workers would act as if they are running the Government. Action (by police) depends only on the basis of political affiliations," she said.
Sitharaman said it was "shocking" that the attacks were continuing even after a BJP delegation had met President Pranab Mukherjee in this regard.
lashing out at CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury over his remarks on Kashmir, she said he should first go to Kerala to usher in peace and harmony there as his party was in power.
BJP's Kerala unit is observing black day on Thursday in the State protesting the bomb incident and alleged inaction of State Government. In the State Capital, Kummanam Rajasek-haran said the party would observe Thursday as 'black day' to protest against the attack.
Alleging that CPI(M) was behind the incident, he said "CPI(M) can not destroy our party with bombs and daggers. We will fight back to protect ourselves, if there is no other way".
Rajasekharan had come to attend a review meeting on the preparations for BJP's national council and national executive meetings scheduled to held from September 23 to 25.
He accused the CPI(M) of unleashing violence on BJP and RSS workers in Kerala and alleged that the left party was not allowing others to function in the State.