Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) north secretary Arjun Mavilankandy on Thursday threatened retaliation and issued a public threat saying the party would not hesitate to enter the house of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders and “throw bombs” if those responsible for an earlier attack on a BJP leader were not arrested.
Speaking at the march in Cherukkunnu called for protest against the pre-dawn bomb attack on BJP Kalliasseri constituency committee general secretary K. Biju Narayanan’s house, Mr. Arjun said police must act or the party would take matters into its own hands.
“If the police failed to do their duty and arrest those behind it, there will be retaliation,” he warned.
“We know the local secretary, branch, secretary and area secretary. We know their houses. We are capable of throwing bombs at their houses. We are capable of throwing bomb at their houses. We know where their children are studying,” he threatened.
Mr. Arjun also warned the police directly, saying that those expecting peace in the region must ensure arrests are made.
