Opposition parties have blamed the police as they condemned the murder of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in Palakkad on Saturday.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran alleged that the police mechanism had become ineffective in preventing murders. “Their intelligence system is in a total mess. Often they become aware of such incidents only after they happen,” he said. Mr. Sudhakaran claimed that it was mainly because the Home department did not have a full-time Minister. He alleged that the Chief Minister, who is holding the Home portfolio now, was not able to handle it properly.
Mr. Sudhakaran demanded that militant political organisations that encouraged violence be banned. He said that Saturday’s incident was reportedly linked to the murders of a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist at Elappully recently and another RSS activist some time ago.
