BJP flag on Gandhi statue in Palakkad Municipality, police receive CCTV footage, case registered

PALAKKAD: The Palakkad Town South police has registered a case in the incident where the BJP flag was covered on Gandhi statue in Palakkad municipality. The action was taken following a complaint by the Municipal Secretary. Police have received CCTV footage of the incident. No one has yet been charged in the incident.

The BJP flag was seen on the Gandhi statue during the election of the members of the Municipal Council standing committee. Following this, UDF councilors came out of the council hall in protest. Police who came here removed the flag from the statue. KSU and DYFI came out in protest. The DYFI protest was by garlanding the statue. UDF councilors blocked the municipality chairperson The Congress alleged that the BJP had placed the flag intentionally. The BJP's response was that they were not involved in the incident and that anti-social elements were behind the flag hoisting