Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president K. Surendran has said the State government has prepared the ground for the Popular Front of India (PFI) activists to run riot in the name of hartal.
Talking to reporters in Kozhikode on Friday, he said the fact that even ambulances and several vehicles, which were on its way to the airport, were stoned by miscreants showed how helpless the government was.
More than 70 Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses were destroyed, and many passengers and bus conductors were attacked. The assault on police officials pointed to the violence that was being perpetuated by the PFI.