09-27-2006, 11:39 AM
Muslim League which was in power with Congress in Kerala knew in advance about Marad massacre.
Marad: BJP reiterates demand for CBI probe
Marad: BJP reiterates demand for CBI probe
Pioneer News Service | Kochi
Muslim League leader MC Mayin Haji, who has been reportedly indicted by the judicial commission of having prior knowledge of the second Marad carnage, denied the allegation while State BJP urged the LDF Government to order "without any delay" a CBI probe into the large scale violence in May 2003 that claimed nine lives.
National Development Front, which has also been reportedly indicted by the commission, said the media reports showed that the report was biased and did not contain any mention about the involvement of CPI(M) activists in the incident.
Muslim League leader and former Minister PK Kunhalikkutty said that his party had taken action against some of its local functionaries right when certain suspicions were aired about them. He said the Muslim League or any of its leaders had any involvement in the incident.
BJP State president PS Sreedharan Pillai said in Kozhikode, "The BJP and other Hindu organisations' repeated demand that the massacre should be probed only by a Central agency has been vindicated by the report and the Government should not waste further time in ordering such a probe."
Noting that his party was of the firm opinion that only an agency like the CBI could effectively probe into the "conspiracy angle" that led to the killings besides tracing the involvement of suspected extremist organisations, Pillai said the Crime Branch failed to probe such primary issues.
Claiming that as many as 28 Communist party activists were named as accused in the violence, he expressed fear that the CPI(M) now heading the ruling LDF, might try to protect them by misusing the official machinery.
"Stern action should be initiated against those officials who earlier tried to protect the CPI(M) volunteers responsible for the incident," he said.
"While the accused list also comprised IUML and the Muslim outfit, National Development Front volunteers "not a single activist of the BJP or RSS was stated to be involved in the attack," he added.
In the meantime, MC Mayin Haji has denied any role in the incident. He said that he would initiate legal action against the recommendations of the commission.
Haji also stated that witnesses who gave evidences before the commission had not lodged any complaints against him. Mayin Haji, the UDF candidate, was defeated by Mathai Chacko of
the CPI(M) in Thiruvambady in the last Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, NDF leader Nasiruddeen Elamaram said that media revelations showed that the report was biased and did not contain any mention about the involvement of CPI(M) activists.
"According to the chargesheet prepared by the police, as many as 40 CPI(M) activists are accused in the case. But, they are not indicted. There seems to be a deliberate attempt to free the CPI(M) from all the guilt it committed, since it is in the ruling front," he said.
Marad: BJP reiterates demand for CBI probe
Marad: BJP reiterates demand for CBI probe
Pioneer News Service | Kochi
Muslim League leader MC Mayin Haji, who has been reportedly indicted by the judicial commission of having prior knowledge of the second Marad carnage, denied the allegation while State BJP urged the LDF Government to order "without any delay" a CBI probe into the large scale violence in May 2003 that claimed nine lives.
National Development Front, which has also been reportedly indicted by the commission, said the media reports showed that the report was biased and did not contain any mention about the involvement of CPI(M) activists in the incident.
Muslim League leader and former Minister PK Kunhalikkutty said that his party had taken action against some of its local functionaries right when certain suspicions were aired about them. He said the Muslim League or any of its leaders had any involvement in the incident.
BJP State president PS Sreedharan Pillai said in Kozhikode, "The BJP and other Hindu organisations' repeated demand that the massacre should be probed only by a Central agency has been vindicated by the report and the Government should not waste further time in ordering such a probe."
Noting that his party was of the firm opinion that only an agency like the CBI could effectively probe into the "conspiracy angle" that led to the killings besides tracing the involvement of suspected extremist organisations, Pillai said the Crime Branch failed to probe such primary issues.
Claiming that as many as 28 Communist party activists were named as accused in the violence, he expressed fear that the CPI(M) now heading the ruling LDF, might try to protect them by misusing the official machinery.
"Stern action should be initiated against those officials who earlier tried to protect the CPI(M) volunteers responsible for the incident," he said.
"While the accused list also comprised IUML and the Muslim outfit, National Development Front volunteers "not a single activist of the BJP or RSS was stated to be involved in the attack," he added.
In the meantime, MC Mayin Haji has denied any role in the incident. He said that he would initiate legal action against the recommendations of the commission.
Haji also stated that witnesses who gave evidences before the commission had not lodged any complaints against him. Mayin Haji, the UDF candidate, was defeated by Mathai Chacko of
the CPI(M) in Thiruvambady in the last Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, NDF leader Nasiruddeen Elamaram said that media revelations showed that the report was biased and did not contain any mention about the involvement of CPI(M) activists.
"According to the chargesheet prepared by the police, as many as 40 CPI(M) activists are accused in the case. But, they are not indicted. There seems to be a deliberate attempt to free the CPI(M) from all the guilt it committed, since it is in the ruling front," he said.