Police protection is needed because Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister, if not then people would have taken over his protection, responds A K Balan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM Central Committee member A K Balan has now responded to the criticism regarding the security of Chief Minister. He said that police protection is needed because Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister and if not, then the people would have taken over the security.

As Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister, the people cannot be given the responsibility of security. He alleged that the opposition leader and the BJP were trying to frame the disruption of law and order in the state by creating clashes in the streets. A K Balan's response was via a Facebook post.