The Minister of Local MB Rajesh said here on Friday that after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) KB Hedgewar will be inappropriate to name the Naipunya skills. He said Hedgewar not only avoided the struggle for freedom, but also spoke against the fight against the British.
He said that BJP and RSS could freely give the names of their leaders to their party projects, not government programs and programs.
The State President of the Youth Congress Rahul Mamkootathil, the MLA, who led an agitation against the decision of the Palakkad municipality to appoint a government skill development center for otherwise after Hedgeware, that he complained the local department against the movement of the municipality. Palakkad is one of the two municipalities dominated by BJP in Kerala.
However, the Minister said he had not noticed any complaints against the municipality’s decision to use Hedgewara. However, he said that the ministry would investigate when the complaint would come.
President of the BJP district Palakkad East District Prashant Sivan said Hedgewar does not require Mr. Rajesh’s certificate to prove his credentials. He questioned the decency of the names of projects after people, such as the Communist leader Krishna Pillai and the leader of the uprising of Malabar Varyamkunnath Kunhahamed Haji.
In the last week, Palakkad has witnessed a stir at the decision of the municipality to name the upcoming Skills Development Center after Hedgeware. The youth congress and DYFI staff disrupted the function of laying the foundation stone.
BJP faced the takeover of the youth congress, especially Mr. Mamkootath. Some BJP leaders, including Prashant Sivan and Omanakuttan, threatened the MLA and said it would not be allowed to enter Palakkad.
In response to the BJP march to the District Congress Committee (DCC), the youth office took the march to the BJP district committee. Provocative slogans and police lathicharged the protesting congress for youth were brought up in the marches.
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The angry over the police did not take any steps against the BJP leaders for the threat to the MLA, the activists of the youth congress were held by Mamkootathil in front of the southern police station SIT-IN.
However, the police disposed of tensions on Thursday by leaving discussions with the leaders of BJP, CPI (M) and congress and forced them to agree to understand that protest processes would not be admitted to party authorities.
Published – April 19, 2025 20:56
