Kannur: Though the Janaraksha Yathra of BJP has left Kannur district, the CPM bastion, the fire and fume are yet to subside. On Saturday, a CPM worker submitted a complaint against BJP's former state president V. Muraleedharan to Thalassery DySP for the live streaming of visuals in which BJP cadres were seen shouting provocative slogans against CPM Kannur district secretary P. Jayarajan during the roadshow on Friday.
The complaint submitted by Rashid Cheerayi was handed over to Panoor police.
Mr Jayarajan told reporters earlier in the day that his party would move legally against the BJP men who shouted threatening slogans when the rally moved from Panur to Kuthuparamba. He also showed the visuals of BJP workers shouting provocative slogans referring to his physical handicap and warning of worse to come.
BJP president Amit Shah flagged off the Yatra against red and jihadi terror and walked nine kilometres on Tuesday at Payyanur. Though he had promised to come back for the much-publicised walk through Pinarayi village of the chief minister, he failed to turn up. According to Mr Jayarajan, the visuals of workers raising the angry slogans were found on the Facebook page of Mr Muraleedharan.
“They behaved in an undemocratic manner while crying for the freedom of organisational activities,” he added. In a counter bid, the CPM will hold a protest on Monday with the living victims of RSS violence. BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan, who is leading the show, described the visuals as fabricated by CPM to tarnish his rally. “At no point, the participants raised such slogans against Mr Jayarajan,” he added. "Those who approached the police should also submit evidence."
