Kerala CM condemns attack on Rahul Gandhi's office, assures stern action

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday condemned the attack against Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi's office, and assured stringent action against the culprits.

Strongly condemning the attack allegedly carried out by SFI activists, Vijayan said everyone has the right to protest in a democratic manner but such demonstrations taking a violent turn was a wrong tendency.

#WATCH | Kerala: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's office in Wayanad vandalised.

Indian Youth Congress, in a tweet, alleges that "the goons held the flags of SFI" as they climbed the wall of Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad office and vandalised it. pic.twitter.com/GoCBdeHAwy

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''Strongly condemn the attack against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's office at Wayanad. Everyone has the freedom of speech and right to protest democratically. But it's a wrong tendency that such protests to turn violent. The government will take stern action against the culprits,'' Vijayan said.

The protest march of the SFI, the student wing of the ruling CPI(M), against Gandhi's office in Wayanad on Friday turned violent with a group of protestors entering the MP's office and allegedly vandalizing it.

Police have taken into custody eight activists and a police officer was reportedly injured in the stone-pelting and lathi charge following the incident.