BJP organised Violence Raksha rally, not Jan Raksha rally: Brinda Karat

New Delhi, Oct 9: Senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Brinda Karat on Monday alleged that the statewide Jan Raksha rally staged by BJP in protest against the murders of RSS, BJP leaders in Kerala was, in fact, the 'RSS Raksha and RSS violence raksha rally'. Leading a protest march from Vitthal Bhai Patel House to BJP Headquarters at 11, Ashoka Road here, Ms Karat alleged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was not a victim of political violence, but was rather responsible for the violence unleashed on CPI (M) workers in Kerala. "From 2000 to 2016, 85 leaders and workers and supporters of CPI-M have been brutally killed by the RSS people, so RSS is not a victim," she claimed, while pointing towards the posters and placards, showcasing the details of the CPI (M) workers allegedly killed by the RSS activists. She alleged that BJP, RSS thrive on violence. Their history shows that they rule by dividing people on communal lines, manufacturing lies and instigating violence. This is their true character, the CPI (M) leader added. Party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was present during the rally, said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was trying to deviate the people's attention from important issues like the worst economic slowdown the country is facing, the rising atrocities against the Dalits and other minorities and the recent allegations on Amit Shah's son. Former party General Secretary Prakash Karat said Amit Shah is trying to instigate violence against CPI (M), people of Kerala, asking his party workers to stage a march against CPI (M), which is also a political party with a different ideology, till October 17. He further accused the RSS of doing Khooni (criminal) politics in the last five decades in Kerala and expanding it on the national level. HS Tyagi, Zila Secretary, North Delhi unit of CPI (M), said the Centre was mulling to codify the present 44 central Labour Laws in four labour codes, which will have hazardous effects on the labour force of the country, leaving them powerless and at the mercy of the government. The four codes, which include Code on wages, Code on industrial relations, Code on social security and Code on safety, health and working conditions, also have a provision of fine for the labourers, ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs two lakh, thus discouraging them from going to the Labour courts, Mr Tyagi added. UNI