2 min readThiruvananthapuramSep 2, 2014 04:41 PM IST
First published on: Sep 2, 2014 at 11:23 AM IST
Deserted East Fort Bus Stand, during hartal called by Sangh Parivar in Kerala. (Express photo by Shaju Philip)
The hartal called by Sangh Parivar in Kerala in protest against the murder of an RSS district functionary in Kannur paralysed normal life across the state on Tuesday.
Protesters disrupted vehicular traffic in many places, and forced offices and shops to close down. Unidentified persons hurled bombs at shops in two places in Kannur district, where police are keeping tight vigil in the wake of the murder.
RSS Kannur district leader E Manoj was hacked to death on Monday morning at Kathiroor near Thalassery. Another RSS worker had sustained injury in the attack.
Stranded Passengers at Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station during the hartal called by RSS in Kerala. (Express Photo by Shaju Philip)
BJP senior leader P K Krishnadas alleged that CPI (M) was behind the murder. The party was worried over the flow of its workers to the BJP. The brutal murder was committed with the connivance of the CPI (M) national leadership. the murder was a bid to shatter the peaceful situation prevailing in the district.
BJP also found fault with the police investigation, saying the investigating officer was a pro-CPI (M) man.
Deserted East Fort Bus Stand, during hartal called by Sangh Parivar in Kerala. (Express photo by Shaju Philip)
Stranded Passengers at Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station during the hartal called by RSS in Kerala. (Express Photo by Shaju Philip)
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