Flaying the attack on its Thiruvananthapuram office, Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala Wednesday demanded Central intervention into the “failure” of law and order in the state.
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There were 3 to 4 BJP workers on the top floor of the office when the crude bomb was hurled, but none were injured.
The attack against the BJP state office in the capital city is a challenge towards democracy, said party state chief Kummanam Rajashekaran.
Party state president Kummanam Rajsekharan has blamed the ruling CPI (M) for the attack and questioned the continued silence of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Kannur has been a Left citadel and has had a history of violent clashes between the CPI (M) and Hindutva activists.
BJP and RSS workers were being targeted across the state since the new government took over, Sitharaman said, accusing the Left cadres of following “Kannur modal” in various other places.
“The party will not sit idle if the CPI (M) continues its attacks like this”.
Television channels telecast a CCTV video footage showing a man riding a motorcycle minutes before the blast and police are on the lookout for him. BJP’s allegations are malafide, and people will reject them, the party said. Anti-social elements connected with the incident should be immediately arrested, CPI (M) Thiruvananthapuram district secretary, Anavoor Nagappan, said in a statement.
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Following the attack on the BJP office, the security for AKG center has been tightened.
