Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav, who spoke in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi respectively, said this kind of political violence cannot be tolerated and put the onus on Vijayan to stop it.
Inaugurating 'Janakeeya sadas', a gathering of BJP activists and their family members attacked in Pinarayi in Kannur district after the May 16 assembly poll results were out, Prasad said BJP believed in peace and non-violence.
"Let me say very clearly, openly and categorically that 11 crore members of BJP are standing behind the people of Kerala and the BJP workers in the state. This kind of violence cannot be tolerated and it is unacceptable. BJP believes in peace, non-violence and in democracy," Prasad said.
In Kochi, Ram Madhav, talking to reporters, urged Vijayan to "control" his cadres, saying he has the constitutional duty to ensure law and order in the state.
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Apparently faulting the Chief Minister for not taking action to check violence, Prasad said "Mr Pinarayi, I would like to appeal to you...This kind of violence cannot be accepted. Police is with you now. It must be stopped."
Referring to the post-poll attacks on party workers, Prasad said BJP had got every right to work anywhere in the country, including in Kerala.
He said such kinds of attacks and political violence would give a bad image to the country "which is going great" under the leadership of Modi.