Congress-ally IUML says its 'innocent workers' targeted in name of action against PFI
The properties of the arrested PFI workers in Kerala are being attached in connectionwith the damage to public property, in violence, during a hartal called by the outfit last September.
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Kozhikode, January 23: The Indian Union Muslim League, a key ally of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, on Sunday alleged the properties of its innocent workers were attached by the CPM-led state government as part of the recovery proceedings initiated by it against the arrested leaders of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI).
The properties of the arrested PFI workers in Kerala are being attached in connectionwith the damage to public property, in violence, during a hartal called by the outfit last September.
The recovery proceedings against those involved in the violence were initiated two days after the Kerala High Court expressed displeasure over the government's delay in executing its order in connection with it. Accusing the government of "hunting the innocent workers of IUML" in the name of action against the PFI, senior party leader P K Kunhalikutty alleged that it is being done to "save the real culprits involved in the violence" during the hartal.
Referring to the instances where the properties of the Muslim League leaders were forfieted, Kunhalikutty said the police were adopting the policy of naming an innocent thief when they fail to find the culprit.#PFI #pkkunhalikutty #MuslimLeaguehttps://t.co/Kv2y3z9diL
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"The government should make it clear from where they have got such a list (for attachment process). Various representatives of people, those who are actively working in other political parties and people who don't have any criminal cases are all being targeted. The real complaint is against a particular organisation. But now, we suspect that innocent people are being targeted in order to save the real culprits (involved in violence)," Kunhalikutty told reporters.
IUML state general secretary P M A Salam alleged that innocent workers of the party were being targeted by the state government in the name of the court-ordered action against errant PFI leaders.
The IUML leaders said the issue will be raised in the state Assembly session beginning on Monday.
Meanwhile, state Revenue Minister K Rajan on Sunday said the attachment of the properties of arrested leaders of the PFI will be completed by Monday. He said the attachment of properties of those who damage public property can be done only on the court's direction.
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