Headlines
Kerala CPI MLA pushes district official, faces case
Idukki (Kerala), July 3
A case was lodged
against a Communist Party of India woman legislator here on Friday for
allegedly trying to manhandle Idukki additional district magistrate and
obstructing him from performing his duty, police said.
Police
said the incident took place in Peruvanthanam area in this hilly
district when locals were protesting re-installation of a gate on a
court's order at the entry point of a estate which blocked the road,
inconveniencing the people.
When Additional District Magistrate
(ADM) Moncy P. Alexander arrived with police to erect the gate following
the court order, local legislator E.S. Bijimol reached the spot and
allegedly pushed Alexander, a police officer with Peruvanthanam police
station told IANS.
"The gate was earlier removed following an
order from the Human Rights Commission, but the estate owners managed to
secure a stay order from the Kerala High Court. To ensure that the rule
of law is maintained, the ADM today (Friday) wanted to put the gate
back," the officer said on the condition of anonymity.
Bijimol,
who belongs to the opposition Communist Party of India, told the media
that the ADM was hand in glove with the estate owners and was working
for their interests.
"When the first order came to remove the
gate, the officer took his time and was playing to the estate owners to
get time to obtain a stay. And when they obtained a stay, he came soon
(to implement the court order)," she said.
"If I had not
intervened... the agitated locals would have taken him to task. I only
saved him and I never beat him up," said Bijimol.
Chief Minister
Oommen Chandy, who is in Delhi, spoke to the locals over phone and
assured them that their interest would be taken care.