Commission to seek report on Kannur violence from Kerala govt
The National Commission for Women (NCW) will seek a report on political violence at Pinarayi in Kannur district from Kerala government, its Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said.
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Talking to reporters after visiting houses of the victims, Kumaramangalam said it was condemnable that violence occurred in the home town of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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She visited the houses of both BJP and CPM activists in the area and also met women and received complaints from them.
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Clashes between CPM and BJP workers had occurred in the area after the May 16 assembly election results in which CPM-led LDF came to power.
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Women and children were allegedly attacked in the clashes and the Commission had come to the state to look into the complaints of violence.