Opposition disrupts proceedings in Kerala House over CM's 'extremist' remark

Agencies
June 8, 2018

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: The Kerala Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes with the Congress-led opposition UDF protesting the remarks of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that a section of it was encouraging extremist elements.

The opposition sought to raise the issue as an adjournment motion during zero hour, which Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan disallowed saying that a debate could not be allowed on a remark made by a member of the House.

Vijayan yesterday, while replying to an adjournment motion notice related to an incident of alleged police torture of a man at Aluva in Kochi, had stated the protest against police that followed the incident had "an extremist character."

Justifying his decision not to allow a debate, the Speaker said Congress parliamentary secretary K C Joseph, MLA, has written a letter to the Chair seeking to expunge the remarks terming it as 'undignified' and 'defamatory'.

'The chair is examining the letter of Joseph, the speaker added.

Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala insisted on a discussion, saying the chief minister's remarks were very serious.

He alleged that Vijayan had insulted the entire opposition and also the people of Aluva.

As UDF members continued anti-government sloganeering near the well of the house, the Speaker accepted the chief minister's request to speak on the issue.

When Vijayan rose to speak, opposition members disrupted his speech and the House plunged into turmoil with ruling bench legislators also joining the issue.

UDF members had come to the house wearing a badge asking the chief minister whether they were extremist.

As the commotion continued, Chennithala announced that they were boycotting proceedings and trooped out of the house.

Making a statement in the House in the absence of the Opposition, Vijayan said he had reminded about the danger of extremism and need for a vigil against militancy.

He said his stand on the issue was very clear and stressed that it was a fact that there was an intervention of extremist forces behind the protest against police in Aluva.

Encouraging such elements would be a danger to the nation, he added.

In this context, Vijayan also said one of those who created trouble in Aluva was not only an extremist but also had links with 'terrorists'.

Vijayan, a senior CPI(M) politburo member, also reminded the Congress about the consequences the nation had to face for encouraging Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in Punjab.

Later talking to reporters, Chennithala said the chief minister was making charges against the opposition to cover up police lapses and atrocities.

"We don't want any certificate from Vijayan for our fight against terrorists," Chennithala said.

Congress leaders like Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh are martyrs who lost lives in their fight against terrorism, he added.

Seeking to turn the tables on the ruling LDF, IUML leader and former state Minister M K Muneer alleged it was the CPI(M) that had always 'sided' with organisations that had 'extremist character.'

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February 20,2020

Kanpur, Feb 20: Inspector general, Kanpur range, has ordered a probe into a woman's allegation that the cops misbehaved with her at Raipurwa police station when she went there with her father to lodge a complaint of harassment and eve-teasing.

The woman posted her complaint on the Twitter handle of Kanpur police.

The woman, 21, alleged that instead of listening to her complaint, Raipurwa cops asked her, "Zyada padh gayi ho, itna advance kisne bana dia hai, tumhare Papa ne?" (You are too educated. Who made you so advanced - your father?)

She further said that instead of taking necessary action on her complaint, the police forced her father to compromise with the accused, the son of her landlord, who harassed her on Monday.

The woman also stated that there were no female cops at the police station and she had to wait for several hours.

"Throughout my presence at the police station, I had to interact with male cops," she tweeted.

Inspector, Raipurwa, Sunil Kumar, however, has denied allegations.

"Her allegations are not true. Both the parties settled the dispute on their own," he said.

IG Range, Mohit Agarwal, meanwhile, said, "I have asked the SSP to initiate a probe in this regard and take action against guilty cops."

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: India on Tuesday reported 8,171 more COVID-19 cases and 204 deaths in the last 24 hours as the country's virus count inches closer to two lakh, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total number of cases in the country now stands at 1,98,706 including 97,581 active cases, 95,527 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,598 deaths.

Cases in Maharashtra have crossed 70,000 including over 30,000 recovered while Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 tally jumped to 23,495.

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January 6,2020

Lucknow, Jan 6: Undeterred by the large scale protests that claimed as many as 20 lives in the state, Uttar Pradesh government has started the process of implementing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

According to sources in the government, the district magistrates have been directed to identify the migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who have been living in their districts.

Sources said that the state home department has given oral instructions to the district magistrates. ''No written orders have been issued,'' said a senior official here preferring anonymity.

The official said that the district magistrates would be preparing a list containing names of those minorities, who had migrated from these countries following their persecution and had been living without obtaining the citizenship of India.

According to sources, the government expected that the migrants, who could be eligible for the Indian citizenship in accordance with the CAA, could be more in number in the districts, including Rampur, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow and some others.

''The list will be sent to the union home ministry,'' the official added.

Sources said that the state government will also inform the centre about the ''illegal Muslim migrants'' for their ultimate deportation to their countries of origin.

Different parts of UP had witnessed large scale violence last month during the protests against the CAA. At least 20 people, mostly youngsters, were killed allegedly in police firing and many others were injured. The state government had denied the charge. 

Alleged police excesses during and after the protests triggered a nationwide outrage with several rights organisations and activists slamming the BJP government and demanding a high-level probe into the allegations.

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