The State leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that the Union and State governments conduct a fair inquiry to expose the suspected involvement of some of the Keralites in the recent series of riots in Assam.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, BJP State general secretary K. Surendran said both the Union and State governments were well aware of the “shocking development” but they were trying to maintain silence on the issue.
“Also, there were suspected move from the part of some Kerala politicians and the government to scuttle police inquiry against the suspected persons,” he alleged.
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The BJP leader claimed that 22 persons from Kerala had already been nabbed by the Assam police in connection with the riot, but they were later released. “It was quite surprising that none of them were taken into custody by the Kerala police for questioning,” he said.
According to Mr. Surendran, the police in Kerala were clearly aware of the role of nearly 100 such persons maintaining close links with extremist movements in Assam. “All of them were getting secret training and massive funds from anonymous sources in Kerala,” the BJP leader said.
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The BJP leader said attempt on the part of the State Home Ministry to weaken the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inquiry into various cases without showing proper cooperation.
“Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and Union Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran should make clear their stance on the issue and explain what they have done so far to trace the suspected Keralites involved in the Assam riots,” he said.