Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK), a breakaway outfit of the Dravidar Kazhagam,created problem in the BJP State General Council Meeting.
Indicating a renewal of ties between the AIADMK and the BJP in the coming general elections, BJP national president, Rajnath Singh said the two parties shared common views and perceptions on “certain issues”. However, he said the BJP had not established any communication with the AIADMK yet on forging an electoral alliance. And neither had the AIADMK “sent any signals” to the BJP. A few hours before Rajnath Singh arrived here, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK), a breakaway outfit of the Dravidar Kazhagam, staged a black flag protest, resulting in clashes between the two parties. Just as the BJP’s state general council meeting got underway at a marriage hall on the Salem Steel Plant Road, around 11 am, a group of PDK cadres and members from a few other organizations marched to the venue, waving black flags. The protestors had distributed pamphlets a few days ago demanding that permission should not be granted for a fundamentalist outfit to hold a meeting in Salem. They had also demanded the release of Chattisgarh’s PUCL leader, Binayak Sen, besides the retrieval of Kanchamalai hills from mining operations. When the protestors were just a few meters away from the venue, BJP cadres came out of the meeting and raised slogans Meanwhile, the police arrested the protestors and took them away. Two hours later, the BJP chief arrived at the venue amid tight security. Police have registered cases against 50 BJP members under sections 147, 341, 323 and 427 of the IPC and against the PDK members for unlawful assembly. They were let off later in the evening, after the BJP chief left Salem.
Political parties like PDK creating problem in other parties meeting will not get any support from the people. If they are having any grievance they can have a meeting on the next day and can explain to the people. Creating problem in others meeting will not bring them any good name.
