more-inThe State police should clarify who all were the extremist elements, as alleged by them, involved in the Puthuvype protest, said Kanam Rajendran, the State secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI). “A senior police official brought in the extremist angle to the agitation to defend the police excess. Since the police have the details of all those who are involved in the protest, the authorities should list out the persons with extremist links, as alleged by them,” he said. The police should also clarify how the residents of Puthuvype could block the Prime Minister who was in New Delhi on June 16. District Congress Committee president T.J. Vinod, Joseph Vazhakkan, and other leaders accompanied Mr. Hassan.

Source: The Hindu June 21, 2017 02:37 UTC