Thrissur:
The Kerala state committee of the Students Federation of India (SFI) decided on Sunday to dissolve its Wayanad district committee over the vandalism of MP Rahul Gandhi’s office there, allegedly by some of her activists.
In a Facebook post, the state commission said that at a meeting held during the day in Thrissur, it was decided to dissolve the Wayanad district commission and form an ad hoc seven-member commission as an interim measure.
The Facebook post went on to say that the action was taken when the Wayanad district committee staged a march to the office of the congressman MP on June 24 without the state committee’s knowledge and the protest had become aggressive in a way that would affect the entire organization for shamed the public. †
Eldos Mathai, currently SFI’s joint district secretary, would be the convener of the seven-member ad hoc committee, the post said.
The vandalism of Rahul Gandhi’s office had led Congress to stage a mass demonstration in Kalpetta in Wayanad district and a protest by the Youth Congress in Kottayam to turn violent.
Hours after SFI activists allegedly surrendered to the vandalism on June 24, the left-wing government had ordered a high-level investigation by an additional Director-General of Police (ADGP) and suspended the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kalpetta .
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also condemned the vandalism.
However, the issue had resulted in the June 27 meeting being disrupted by opposition from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), as some of its members wearing black shirts had hoisted signs, banners and slogans in the House. who demanded action in the House of Representatives. matter.
The next day, the opposition’s motion to postpone the vandalism was discussed at length in the House and subsequently rejected by the assembly.
The SFI activists had staged a protest march to Rahul Gandhi’s office and allegedly vandalized his office, claiming to have done nothing on his behalf regarding the issue of buffer zones around forests.
A recent Supreme Court order mandates the maintenance of a one-kilometer Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) around national parks and nature reserves, sparking widespread protest in several parts of Kerala.
The high-altitude areas of Kerala, particularly in Idukki, Wayanad, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, had witnessed hartals by various political and peasant groups against the Supreme Court order issued on June 3.
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