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The incident has sparked protests and calls for immediate arrests, with concerns raised about potential damage to communal harmony.
In the post-COVID period, BDS had to shut down most of its units
Vigilance officers have charged 23 individuals, including former CPM leaders, in an ₹8.33 crore illegal sand mining scam in Malappattam panchayat, where parallel committees allegedly siphoned funds.
BJP plans a protest march on April 22 against a police officer accused of bias and mistreating workers following inter-party clashes, demanding his removal.
CPM expelled T Purushothaman, a Marxist ideologue and perceived strategist behind whistleblower V Kunhikrishnan’s election campaign in Payyannur.
Additional forces from Cantonment and Museum police stations were deployed as the situation worsened.
A sessions court in Kannur has sentenced ten CPM workers and leaders, including a panchayat member, to prison terms up to 25 years for repeatedly hurling bombs at BJP workers in front of police on November 27, 2011, in Thimri.
The accused persons have been identified as CPM North Aduvassery local committee secretary Anil and CPM workers Louis, Thampi, Vipin, Johny, Jyothish and Shaijan.
The post, while not naming individuals, pointed to the emergence of hyper-local power centres and accused an area committee member of running the party like a personal fiefdom.
The CPM's State Secretariat projects a much tighter election outcome than publicly stated, anticipating retaining power with a narrow margin of just over 75 seats and potentially losing up to 25 sitting seats.
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