Crude bomb hurled at BJP office in Thiruvananthapuram


Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (PTI) : A crude bomb was hurled at a BJP office in the heart of the city here, with the party alleging that CPI(M) workers were behind the attack.

No one was injured in the incident, police said. The incident occurred around midnight last night, shortly after BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan had left the office for Kozhikode, where preparations are on for the three-day National Executive and Council meeting from September 23 which is being attended by senior party leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party sources said.

At least four workers were on the top floor of the building, housing the office, when the bomb was hurled. Though no one was injured, glass panes of the main entrance door were damaged in the incident, Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner S Sparjan Kumar told PTI.

The incident comes close on the heels of a series of sporadic clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers in the past few months in northern Kannur district. Rajasekharan alleged that CPI(M), the lead partner of the ruling LDF in Kerala, had taken law into its hands and police was a "mere spectator."

"Violence of the CPI(M) is increasing each day. A BJP activist was hacked to death in Kannur recently and CPI(M) is behind it," he told reporters at Kozhikode.

"Despite so many incidents, CPI(M) leaders and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is also holding the Home portfolio, have not condemned the series of attacks against BJP and its workers," he said.

BJP leaders P K Krishnadas and M T Ramesh slammed the CPI(M), saying the bomb attack against the party office should not be seen as an "isolated" incident.

"This is a calculated and well planned attack against the BJP and CPI(M) is behind it," they said. All flex boards in front of the office were also destroyed, Krishnadas said.

Television channels telecast a CCTV video footage showing a man riding a motorcycle minutes before the blast and police are on the lookout for him.

 

  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Fri, Sep 09 2016

    Investigation only tell us who are guilty and why.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Jersey City

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Only one party makes Crude Bombs ...

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  • Sham, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    NIA will handle the case if any one chop hands..! Bomb or blow will not aware NIA in Kerala.

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  • Ummar, Udupi/Dubai

    Wed, Sep 07 2016


    This is all drama staged by themselves before National executive and Council meeting. No more ullu banawing.

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  • Ramesh, Kasaragod

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Kerala govt is in the hands of devils. They are trying to destroy hindu culture. They are going to ban lighting of lamp during any official functions. They are going to ban pookalam - the flower art during onam at public places. They are trying to change Sabarimala rules, which were followed from time unkown. Kerala hindus, be ready for dark days ahead

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  • noushad, Kasargod

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Some reports saying that RSS members behind the incident because they thrown bombs to toilet blocks of BJP office to create a hypes against Marxist

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Marxists are jealous & frustrated due to huge popularity of BJP in Kerala.

    Thiruvanathapuram has seen BJP's meteoric rise in the civic polls where they are now main opposition with 38 seats!

    But Marxists should not resort to such violence as they themselves are ruling the state. Any issue of Law & Order CPM will have to face music from the very people who voted them over corrupt congress in Kerala

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    I do agree with you that the BJP is showing signs of growth in Trivandrum District. I came to learn from reliable sources that many well to do people of all the religions are feeling some uncomfortable feeling there and trying to sell their real estate investments and shifting towards the north in Kottayam-Idukki-Pathanamthitta-Ernakulam-Trichur Distric areas for their safety. Why?

    This high level communist-BJP/RSS friction will trash Trivandurm in course of time. The north Indian import will be sowing seeds of friction and deterioration there. Who are the losers?

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  • SHEHENSHA, mangaluru

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Recently a man in Kerala died whilst making bomb yea...??? AAGEY NAHI BOLUNGA !! ALL KNOW TO WHICH PARTY HE BELONGED TO

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    Instead of kite flying, please respond to article

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  • Allen, Mangaluru

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    First make sure these crude bombs are not made in BJP/Sangh godowns!

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  • sanath, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    @ Anath,
    How can u expect that..?? Let another 100 BJP workers die or get hurt. This SHEHENSHA & co will dig the same issue of bomb blast. Because lives People who support BJP are not countable u know. But something happens to minority... ufffff The sleeping humanity, democracy, condemning the act everything will raise. Even if MODI becomes PM for 2 more term these people will never and never find a blackmark to criticize him. So they will always dig 2002.... So desperate Khangress

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  • SHEHENSHA, mangaluru

    Wed, Sep 07 2016

    TUM KO MIRCHI LAGI TOH MAIN KYA KARUN

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