The DYFI has slammed the police, saying they are creating a ‘reign of terror’ at night in innocent people’s homes. This is all happening in the name of the case where ED officials were attacked. The youth wing has warned of massive protests if the police don’t stop harassing their workers with fake cases.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has accused the police of creating a ‘reign of terror’ at night in the homes of innocent people. This is all happening in connection with the case of an alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials who had raided the house of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In a press release, the DYFI’s Thiruvananthapuram district committee said the police are crossing a line and must stop trying to frame innocent people in false cases. The youth wing claims that for the last three days, police have been showing up at people’s houses at night and scaring them. They warned that if these illegal actions continue, they will launch a ‘very strong protest’.
What the DYFI Press Release Said
The DYFI’s Thiruvananthapuram district committee strongly condemned the move to ‘hunt down’ young people who protested against the ED’s ‘anti-democratic’ actions by slapping them with false cases. The statement said the police’s actions are completely illegal. “DYFI workers’ and leaders’ homes are being entered to create a scary atmosphere. The police are crossing all limits, and this is just not acceptable,” it said.
The organisation demanded that these actions stop immediately. The statement said that the police have already arrested and jailed 25 people, including DYFI district leaders and former leaders. “For the past three days, police have been creating terror in the homes of innocent people under the cover of darkness. They are specifically picking out and raiding the homes of DYFI leaders. They are even threatening cancer patients, other sick people, the elderly, children, and women in these houses,” the release stated.
The DYFI also took a shot at V. D. Satheesan. They said that while the ED acts like the ‘central government’s hunting dogs’ to go after top political leaders, Satheesan is acting like the ED’s spokesperson, trying to justify these terrible acts. They claim he is doing this to get into Modi’s good books.
The DYFI warned that if the police continue to illegally enter homes and create trouble, they will face massive protests. “We will bring the youth together for a political and legal fightback,” the statement said. “Our resistance will continue as long as central agencies are used as political weapons for the BJP. You can’t kill democratic protests with false cases and jail cells.”