Antony Dares Kerala Govt to Publish CBI Report on Muthanga, Sivagiri Incidents

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Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Congress leader and previous Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony on Wednesday attempted the LDF federal government to launch the CBI report on the 2003 Muthanga expulsion and Justice V R Krishna Iyer’s report on the 1995 Sivagiri occurrence.

Antony’s remarks came a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the Assembly, released a scathing attack on cops cruelties throughout the previous Congress-led UDF federal governments, consisting of actions at Sivagiri Mutt and Muthanga. The CM was responding to an adjournment movement on increasing authorities atrocities in the state.

Responding at an interview, Antony stated,”I kept away from Kerala politics for 21 years and did not prepare for such a one-sided attack. I had actually considered reacting after the Assembly elections if I were still alive, however I felt forced to respond now.”

The Sivagiri authorities action occurred in October 1995 in the middle of factional fights amongst sanyasis. A 500-strong police encountered over 2,000 advocates of Swami Saswathikananda, leaving more than 200 individuals hurt. Antony stated he appreciated Sree Narayana Guru deeply however needed to abide by the Kerala High Court’s order.

On the Muthanga event of 2003, where Adivasis inhabited a wildlife sanctuary requiring land rights, Antony remembered that the federal government had actually purchased expulsion after agitators declined to leave. Cops action left 2 dead, consisting of a police officer. While he revealed deep remorse over the event, Antony stated his federal government had actually supplied land to the optimum variety of Adivasi households.

< p data-start ="1722" data-end ="1945"> He included that Justice V R Krishna Iyer had actually explained the Muthanga authorities action as “extreme and completely baseless.” Antony challenged the federal government to make the CBI report public, firmly insisting openness was needed.