More security sought for Kerala House

Kerala House should not be turned into a protest venue: Resident Commissioner

Kerala House Resident Commissioner Vishwas Mehta on Friday sought more security for the State guest house to protect it from ‘groups with vested interests’ who could create trouble over the ongoing beef controversy.

The development comes after members of a ‘cow vigilante’ group, who claimed to belong to the Bharatiya Gauraksha Kranti, allegedly barged into Kerala House on Thursday evening in protest against the beef festivals recently held in Kerala. They entered Kerala House around 8 p.m. and started distributing cow milk as a mark of protest.

Complaint sent

“We have written a complaint to the Connaught Place police station, besides urging senior police officers to initiate action against the protesters and seeking additional security to protect Kerala House from groups with vested interests,” Mr. Mehta told reporters.

He condemned Thursday’s incident and said such protests should not take place at Kerala House and its sanctity should be maintained.

“Kerala House should not be turned into a protest venue. The issue is political and Kerala House should not be dragged into it,” said Mr. Mehta.

He added that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office had been informed of the incident.

Mr. Mehta refused to comment on lapses on the part of the police to stop the protesters from barging into Kerala House, saying he was not present at the time of the incident.