Are they really disciples of Gandhi? Whose malicious idea was behind bringing down Gandhi’s picture? CM slams opposition

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The attack on Rahul Gandhi’s office has been taken seriously by the government and the party, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. No one has tried to justify the attack in any way. The march launched by the SFI was condemned by authorities from the CPM district leadership to the national committee. The government went ahead with strong legal action. Those responsible, including girls, were arrested. The police officer in-charge was suspended. The ADGP was entrusted with further investigation. We did all of this because the LDF’s culture is different from that of the Congress, said the chief minister.

“The stance was not taken after looking into who committed the wrong. However, the Congress is making a planned effort to make a lot of things happen as if what happened was a relief. Only normal reactions have occurred. Large scale attempts to attack have taken place. The opposition leader has threatened a journalist, who raised a question, asking him to leave the conference. This is the first time such a thing happened here. Weren’t they invited? Should they be asked to remain silent? Is it how they should say? Wasn’t it a press conference? Don’t you ask me too? Are you asking the questions that I like? Do I respond like that?”, asked the chief minister.

“The Congress is in political bankruptcy. The Congressmen in Kerala are saying that the attack on Rahul Gandhi’s office was to appease the central government. The CPM and LDF were the ones who had dismissed the central agencies’ stance in questioning Rahul Gandhi. The CPM does not have two positions. However, the Congressmen in Kerala do”, he said.

“When Idukki Engineering College student Dheeraj was killed, what did the Congress leadership say? He brought it upon himself. That is their culture. When the incident at the airport occurred, we said that our children will react. But, if they react like this, it would only escalate tensions.

Whose malicious idea was behind bringing down Gandhiji’s picture? Are they really the disciples of Gandhi? How could they destroy it? What Godse did, the Congressmen have done symbollically, he scoffed. If they dream to turn Kerala into a riot land, then it is never going to happen, said the chief minister.

“The chief minister also came down heavily on the opposition’s protests in the assembly. What happened today has not occurred in the history of the assembly. The opposition raised banners and placards violating rules. The opposition themselves interrupted the notice they had submitted. They did not allow the discussion on adjournment motion. They also attempted to interrupt the government’s reply”, criticized the chief minister.