Senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today visited the house of slain RSS worker Rajesh as part of the party's intensified campaign against what it called 'state-sponsored political violence' in the Left Democratic Front-ruled Kerala. Mr Jaitely drove straight from the airport to the residence of Rajesh, who was killed allegedly by a group of CPI(M) activists last week.<br/><br/>Accompanied by party state unit president Kummanam Rajasekharan and other senior leaders in the state, Mr Jaitley visited the house of the slain RSS karyavah at Sreekaryam and consoled the family members. <br/><br/>Mr Jaitley also participated in condolence meeting to pay respected to the slain RSS worker. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jaitley said that the RSS karyavahak Rajesh was murdered in most heinous way. He accused the the State government of remaining a mute spectator to the political crimes in the state. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all party meeting to take stock of the situation. Mr Jaitley's visit assumes political significance as the BJP had already taken up the issue of political violence at the national level. The RSS was demanding either a judicial or central agency probe into the political violence unleashed by the ruling CPI(M) in the state.
News On AIR | August 6, 2017 2:22 PM
Arun Jaitley visits house of slain RSS worker Rajesh in Kerala