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Amit Shah to launch 'yatra' as BJP eyes opposition space in Kerala

High on the symbolism of October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, the minister drew a parallel between Gandhi's movement against the British Raj and the saffron outfit's efforts in Kerala.

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Prakash Javadekar at a press conference in New Delhi on Monday
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In a curtain-raiser for the high-profile and star-studded "Janraksha Yatra" to be flagged off by party president Amit Shah in Kerala on Tuesday against the alleged killing of right-wing cadre by CPM activists, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar launched a scathing attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Monday.

High on the symbolism of October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, the minister drew a parallel between Gandhi's movement against the British Raj and the saffron outfit's efforts in Kerala.

"Just as Mahatma Gandhi led a democratic movement against the British Raj in the Freedom Movement, the BJP is launching a democratic movement to oppose the bloody and murderous politics of the CPM in the Kerala. In democracy, democratic protest is the way to go," he said.

Javadekar accused the left government in Kerala of having unleashed "bloody politics" in which "murder and violence is used as a political tool". "The new name of CPM is Communist Party of Maoists as they are behaving just as Naxals."

"Eighty four people have so far been killed in Kerala in the last 15 years by the CPM regimes whenever they have come to power. The chief minister's district, Kannur, is a minefield of such political murders because since he has taken over power this time, already 14 political activists have been killed in extremely brutal ways," he said.

Javadekar accused the left government of shielding the miscreants and murderers. "These criminals are deliberately patronised by the state government. They are let off and given bails on the weakest of alibis. Killing spree is the name of the game," he added.

But there will be triumph of democracy, he said, to underline the democratic nature of BJP's latest campaign. "We are protesting in a democratic way. We are launching this yatra to raise awareness among the people against this violence and murder."

Party chief Amit Shah would be launching the yatra on October 3, Javdekar said, as he would also lead the campaign on October 5 and 17, the last day of the campaign. "All party functionaries, leaders and ministers, such as Smriti Irani, Anant Kumar, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Giriraj Singh, will be leading the yatra." On October 3, Shah would lead the yatra from Payyanur to Pilathara; on October 5, he shall lead from Mambram to Thalassery; while on the last day he would lead the processions to state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

"The yatra would be made by activists on foot as well as vehicles, while public rallies and meetings will be organised all along the route,"the minister said.

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