Kannur sources have stated that to keep the heat on the Left government in Kerala over killings of BJP and RSS workers, the BJP will hold a "mega road show" after Onam to be attended by top leaders including President Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states. Sources have stated that after the killing of RSS office-bearer E Rajesh on July 29 in Thiruvananthapuram, the BJP has stepped up its attack on the Left Front government, accusing it of escalating political violence in the state aimed at crushing the BJP and RSS.
The road show will begin from Kannur and proceed to Thiruvananthapuram early next month. A BJP Leader told "After Onam, our Kerala President Kummanam Rajashekaran will begin a 460-km 'Padyatra' from Kannur, probably on September 8, that will culminate at Thiruvananthapuram after covering 10 districts".
Accordingly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has just one member in the 140-seat Kerala assembly, is also planning to take up the issue of political killings with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as well as the ST and SC Commissions. Meanwhile the CPI-M also alleges that the RSS and BJP are more involved in violence in Kerala but pretend to be the victims.
