RSS worker murder: Governor asks Kerala CM to take immediate action

Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam on Saturday asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take immediate action to end violence and murders in the politically volatile Kannur district.

The Governor issued the direction after a three-member BJP delegation met him at Raj Bhavan here earlier in the day and submitted a petition, seeking action on the killing of RSS functionary Biju in Kannur on Friday.

The BJP delegation, led by former union minister and MLA O. Rajagopal, also sought implementation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in violence-hit areas of Kannur by declaring them as disturbed areas, the release said.

 RSS worker Choorakad Biju (26) was hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M) activists at Payyanur town in Kannur district, which has witnessed a series of clashes between ruling CPI(M) and RSS for the past one year.

The Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises was speaking to reporters after visiting BJP  workers who were admitted to a hospital here after allegedly  being attacked by CPI(M) men at Kumarakom two days ago.

"There is no freedom of speech in Kerala. There is only  terrorism and Gunda Raj prevailing here," he said. Singh said this was not simply a state-level law and  order problem, but a issue of concern for the entire country.

"Concerned persons have to be cautious to see that the situation is not turning worse. The government will make all efforts to bring the guilty before law," he told reporters 
on Saturday.