CPI Condemns Alleged RSS Attack on Annie Raja during CJP Protests
He urged all CPI branch units to organise protest demonstrations against the alleged attack on Annie Raja, Nisha Sidhu and other activists
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam on Friday condemned the alleged RSS attack on party national secretary Annie Raja and other leaders during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in New Delhi and called for branch-level demonstrations across Kerala in protest.In a statement, Viswam said that the attack on Annie, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) general secretary Nisha Sidhu and other leaders while expressing solidarity with the CJP activists protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against alleged examination irregularities was shocking.
Alleging that the Centre was attempting to suppress protests instead of acting against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the examination scam allegations, Viswam said such actions would not be forgiven by the people.
He urged all CPI branch units to organise protest demonstrations against the alleged attack on Annie Raja, Nisha Sidhu and other activists, the statement added.
The incident allegedly occurred during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, where hundreds of students and young professionals gathered demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.
Six Detained
Six people were detained by the Delhi Police on Saturday to prevent a possible confrontation between two groups during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, officials said. The detentions were made as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order after police received inputs about the possibility of tensions between supporters and opposers of the online movement, they said.
Officials noted that the preventive detentions were made to help ensure the demonstration concluded peacefully without any major law-and-order issues.
The protest, led by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, drew hundreds of participants, mostly students and young professionals, who gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.
Officials stated that the six individuals were taken into preventive custody when they were found attempting to create a disturbance near the protest site. Fortunately, the situation remained under control, and no incidents were reported.
