Bjp Worker Attacked In Kerala

Three days after Kerala's local body election results were announced, the state's Palakkad town, which went to the BJP for a second consecutive time, continued to witness ugly shows of strength by political rivals. On Friday, 11 CPIM activists were arrested for allegedly attacking BJP-RSS workers and vandalism during a political procession.

With over 2,800 arrested in Kerala in a crackdown on protesters who prevented women from entering the Sabarimala temple, BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday said the Left government in the state was misusing the issue to target BJP and RSS workers. Saying that the party was standing "like a rock" behind them, Mr Shah said the communist government in th...

Three men have been arrested in Thiruvananthapuram following the attack on a CPM worker. LS Shaju, who had been set upon by a group of men armed with sharp weapons, on December 28, is still in hospital with serious head injury. Police say the arrested men belong to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP and they suspect ...

An RSS activist was attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified men in northern Kerala's Kannur last evening. Hours later, in a separate incident, five BJP workers were attacked just five km away from where the RSS worker was attacked. Police said four men were beaten up and the fifth man was attacked with a sharp weapon.

The national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saroj Pandey today raked up a controversy by making a comment that if the killing of her party workers continued in Kerala, "eyes of the attackers will be gouged out".

A series of clashes between CPM and BJP-RSS activists had rocked Thiruvananthapuram last week, which culminated in the killing of Rajesh.

Members of the CPI(M) and the BJP today clashed in the Lok Sabha after the former objected to some BJP members' remarks attacking them over the political violence in Kerala.

A majority of Muslims in India have descended from Hindus, a BJP lawmaker said in parliament today.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meet next week after a brutal attack on an RSS worker, whose arm was chopped off. He met leaders of the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) this morning. Rajesh Edavakode, 34, died in hospital on Saturday. The BJP has alleged that the attackers were lin...

BJP has called for a state wide strike in Kerala today after a RSS karyavaha Rajesh Edavakode was attacked to death.

In yet another case of political violence in Kerala, at least seven Left workers including women were injured after a country-made bombs were thrown at a gathering of party supporters in Kannur, who had assembled to commemorate the killing of CPM activist Dhanaraj, who was killed just outside his home in Payyannur in July last year. Hours later, th...

The convoy of senior BJP leader L K Advani, who was on his way from Nedumbassery airport to Kumarakom, was stopped in Kerala on the national highway in Alappuzha district as the protest march of CPI-M workers were passing through.

Amid recent incidents of violence between the BJP and CPM workers in Kerala, BJPs Thiruvananthapuram president S Suresh on Tuesday threatened his political rivals in a provocative speech. Saying there is peace due to RSS generosity, he added we will go after the hands and heads of those who attack us.

In a fresh round of political violence in Kerala, a CPM youth activist was attacked with sharp weapons in Palakkad on Thursday. 30-year-old Ratheesh and his friend are in hospital. Ratheesh has named three BJP activists in his complaint to the police.

Condemning the attacks on BJP and RSS workers in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said they were being targeted for their different ideology which cannot be allowed in a democracy and pitched for a nation-wide debate on the issue.

Three days after Kerala's local body election results were announced, the state's Palakkad town, which went to the BJP for a second consecutive time, continued to witness ugly shows of strength by political rivals. On Friday, 11 CPIM activists were arrested for allegedly attacking BJP-RSS workers and vandalism during a political procession.

With over 2,800 arrested in Kerala in a crackdown on protesters who prevented women from entering the Sabarimala temple, BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday said the Left government in the state was misusing the issue to target BJP and RSS workers. Saying that the party was standing "like a rock" behind them, Mr Shah said the communist government in th...

Three men have been arrested in Thiruvananthapuram following the attack on a CPM worker. LS Shaju, who had been set upon by a group of men armed with sharp weapons, on December 28, is still in hospital with serious head injury. Police say the arrested men belong to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP and they suspect ...

An RSS activist was attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified men in northern Kerala's Kannur last evening. Hours later, in a separate incident, five BJP workers were attacked just five km away from where the RSS worker was attacked. Police said four men were beaten up and the fifth man was attacked with a sharp weapon.

The national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saroj Pandey today raked up a controversy by making a comment that if the killing of her party workers continued in Kerala, "eyes of the attackers will be gouged out".

A series of clashes between CPM and BJP-RSS activists had rocked Thiruvananthapuram last week, which culminated in the killing of Rajesh.

Members of the CPI(M) and the BJP today clashed in the Lok Sabha after the former objected to some BJP members' remarks attacking them over the political violence in Kerala.

A majority of Muslims in India have descended from Hindus, a BJP lawmaker said in parliament today.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meet next week after a brutal attack on an RSS worker, whose arm was chopped off. He met leaders of the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) this morning. Rajesh Edavakode, 34, died in hospital on Saturday. The BJP has alleged that the attackers were lin...

BJP has called for a state wide strike in Kerala today after a RSS karyavaha Rajesh Edavakode was attacked to death.

In yet another case of political violence in Kerala, at least seven Left workers including women were injured after a country-made bombs were thrown at a gathering of party supporters in Kannur, who had assembled to commemorate the killing of CPM activist Dhanaraj, who was killed just outside his home in Payyannur in July last year. Hours later, th...

The convoy of senior BJP leader L K Advani, who was on his way from Nedumbassery airport to Kumarakom, was stopped in Kerala on the national highway in Alappuzha district as the protest march of CPI-M workers were passing through.

Amid recent incidents of violence between the BJP and CPM workers in Kerala, BJPs Thiruvananthapuram president S Suresh on Tuesday threatened his political rivals in a provocative speech. Saying there is peace due to RSS generosity, he added we will go after the hands and heads of those who attack us.

In a fresh round of political violence in Kerala, a CPM youth activist was attacked with sharp weapons in Palakkad on Thursday. 30-year-old Ratheesh and his friend are in hospital. Ratheesh has named three BJP activists in his complaint to the police.

Condemning the attacks on BJP and RSS workers in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said they were being targeted for their different ideology which cannot be allowed in a democracy and pitched for a nation-wide debate on the issue.