The BJP has sought the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Kannur, Kerala, after an RSS worker was hacked to death at Payyannur here on Friday evening.
According to reports, the state BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan has said that Kannur should be declared a disturbed region under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
“The CPM has proved that peace will not prevail in Kannur. CPM criminals are unleashing violence in Kannur with the support of police and the government. Kannur should be declared a disturbed region under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,’’ he said.
Kannur has witnessed eight political murders in the last two years and two of them occurred this year. Of the victims, five have been BJP-RSS workers.
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Police said Choorakkadu Bjiu (34), an RSS karya vahak of Ramanthaly mandal in Kannur, was riding a bike when he was knocked down by an SUV and allegedly hacked to death. A painter by profession, Biju was an accused in the murder of CPM leader C V Dhanaraj last July.
Tension was prevailing in and around Payyannur following the murder. The BJP blamed the ruling CPM for the murder, and called a hartal in the district on Saturday.
