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Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu
Mr. Satheesan, talking at a press convention held at his official residence in Thiruvananthapuram, mentioned that the menace by the BJP chief, Printu Mahadevan, was made on a information channel on September 26.
In the subsequent two days, a number of complaints had been made to completely different police stations within the state by Congress leaders.
“We even held protests on September 27, and I participated in one of them. We thought the government would ensure that a case was registered. When no FIR was lodged by noon on September 29, we raised the issue in the House,” the opposition chief mentioned.
“It was only after the FIR was registered on the evening of September 29 that the ministers were incorrect when they said we did not protest or lodge a complaint,” he added.
He additionally mentioned that Mr. Rajeev most likely didn’t realise that September 27 and 28 had been Saturday and Sunday, respectively, when the Minister questioned why Congress didn’t increase the difficulty within the House the very subsequent day after the incident.
Mr. Satheesan added that Mr. Rajesh advised the House a criticism was acquired solely on September 29, which was additionally incorrect.
“I urge both ministers to withdraw their respective incorrect statements,” he mentioned.
He additionally questioned how Speaker A.N. Shamseer may time period “the death threat” to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, as a minor concern when the opposition UDF tried to boost the matter as an adjournment movement within the House.
After the House was adjourned on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) as a result of opposition’s protest, UDF MLAs advised reporters outdoors the meeting that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ought to make clear whether or not the comment that Rahul Gandhi “would be shot in the chest was a trivial matter.”
They additionally alleged that the federal government was “shielding” the BJP chief out of concern of the occasion and termed it “the latest proof of the unholy alliance between the BJP and CPI(M) in Kerala.”
Subsequently, the state BJP management accused the Congress-UDF of “launching unnecessary propaganda” towards the occasion over the difficulty.
Mr. Mahadevan, reportedly a former ABVP chief, allegedly made the remarks throughout a tv debate on protests in Bangladesh and Nepal.
On Tuesday (September 30, 2025) night, he, together with some occasion staff, appeared earlier than the police, and his arrest was formally recorded. He was then produced earlier than a court docket, which granted him bail.
Published – October 01, 2025 04:00 pm IST
