KOCHI: Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh alleged the democracy in Kerala is similar to that of North Korea ruled by Kim Jong Il as those who oppose the rule are being killed. He vowed democracy will be restored in the state while inaugurating the reception offered to Jana Raksha Yatra led by BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan at Rajendra Maidan on Friday.
The Union Minister who said Communism will be erased from the state by organising the people, extended the support of the Centre in fighting Islamic fundamentalism.
"There is a movement to convert Kerala into a Muslim state with Malappuram as its headquarters. The moves from some sections in the state to celebrate the centenary of the Jihad in 1921 is a part of this," he said. The minister alleged non Muslims are not allowed to buy land in the district.
"Love Jihad, a tactic of IS, is a threat to the state. Along with Hindu women, as many as 1,500 Christian women are also missing from the state. There is a conspiracy behind the population growth in the district of Malappuram and this would not be allowed as the population of Hindus as well as Christians in the state is on a decline, according to statistics of the last decade," the Minister said.
He added Kerala which gave birth to great personalities is now in the hands of demons. "Kerala is the third state in terms of unemployment while Tripura - another state ruled by the CPM - leads the chart. When Madhya Pradesh, a BJP ruled state, recorded 20 per cent growth in the agricultural sector, Kerala has only 1.4 per cent growth. Its agriculture sector is shattered as the main crops of rubber and paddy are on a loss," he said.
Giriraj Singh said the Kerala government need not worry about Malayalees living outside the state.
"BJP knows well on how to protect those Malayalees. Kerala is having a Chief Minister who vied for a photo opportunity with fundamentalist leader Madani," he said.
BJP Ernakulam district president N K Mohandas presided over the function, Union Minister Babul Supriyo, Richard Hay MP, former BJP state presidents V Muraleedharan, P K Krishna Das and P S Sreedharan Pillai, NDA leaders P C Thomas, V Gopakumar, A N Rajan Babu and Kuruvila Mathews also took part in the event.The yatra, which resumed from Edappally in the evening, had a massive participation including senior leaders Meenakshi Lekhi MP, Chhattisgarh Sports Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade and BJP Assam state president Ranjithkar Das.