The Congress has protested against the move to slap the Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act (KAPA) on Farseen Majeed. He was one of the three Congress workers who staged a black flag protest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on board a flight which landed in Thiruvananthapuram from Kannur on June 22.
KAPA authorises preventive detention of habitual offenders and externment from the district concerned for unlawful activities. District Police Chief, Kannur, R. Ilango confirmed the move. He told The Hindu that he had sent a report to DIG, Kannur Range, Rahul. R. Nair.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan reminded Mr. Vijayan "Kerala is not Stalin's Russia". He said Mr. Vijayan had promoted the lie that Farseen was a hardened criminal. Mr. Vijayan had concealed that the cases against Farseen were of a political nature.