THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police has strengthened the security of the chief minister and other ministers following BJP’s protests against them. The party will waylay them in protest against the alleged attempt to frame party state general secretary K Surendran. The security of all ministers has been beefed up.

The party has decided to block Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Ministers Thomas Isaac, Kadakampally Surendran, G Sudhakaran and P Thilothaman attending functions in Chengannur. As many as 250 additional police officers have been deployed in Chengannur. Security has been beefed up in Alappuzha also as they will be attending a programme there. The BJP leadership decided to waylay them for their action against K Surendran. He was denied basic facilities while being transported by the police for producing him in various courts.