Several Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) workers, including N.K. Premachandran, MP, were injured when a clash erupted between the police and protesters during a march demanding the resignation of Chief Minister here on Tuesday.
While addressing the march, the Mr. Premachandran alleged that the Chief Minister’s Office was directly involved in creating an atmosphere of terror in the State using the police and CPI(M) workers to divert public attention from the serious allegations levelled against him over currency and gold smuggling.
“Only officers who blindly follow directives issued by the Chief Minister’s Office are entrusted with the task of maintaining law and order. The police have degenerated into criminal gangs operating at the behest of the Chief Minister and this intolerant policy towards protests is an attempt to cover up mistakes. The joint crackdown on peaceful protesters by the CPI(M) and the police on the streets has disrupted law and order in the State. The public will realise this tactic to divert attention,” he said.
