RSS Worker killed in Fight with SDPI Members in Kerala
An RSS worker was allegedly shot dead by members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political wing of the Popular Front of India, during a clash in the Alappuzha district on Wednesday night.
Police identified the victim as Nandu alias Rahul Krishna, 22, the RSS shakha mukhya shikshak in Nagamkulangara in Alappuzha’s panchayat village of Wayalar. Three RSS and SDPI activists were seriously injured in the clash. A strong contingent of police was deployed to the area to prevent an escalation of violence.
According to the police, the SPDI held a meeting in Nagamkulangara two days ago as part of its statewide boycott and protest campaign against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was in Kasaragod last Sunday to target Vijay Yatra. , a state of the BJP. -Political tour prior to the elections. The SDPI workers had raised provocative slogans against the BJP.
On Wednesday, the SDPI held another political campaign march in the town. The RSS had opposed the alleged provocative speeches. Later in the evening, both sides held separate marches. Police said RSS workers were attacked after the SDPI march, leading to clashes and the death of one of the RSS workers.
The BJP convened a hartal from dawn to dusk in the Alappuzha district on Thursday.
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