Responding to criticisms against the functioning of the police department levelled by delegates attending the Alappuzha district conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in his reply speech on Wednesday, said that troublemakers in the department would be reined in.
Mr. Vijayan reportedly accepted charges against the police. He said that mischief-makers would be observed and action would be taken against erring officials. Delegates have also reportedly lambasted the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Kuttanad MLA Thomas K. Thomas.
