The United Democratic Front government's decision to wind up the M.A. Nissar commission probing the Kasargod firing incident has generated further controversy with two police officers deposing before the panel that the Indian Union Muslim League activists had conspired to set off communal riots in the entire Malabar region.
The police officers including the then Kasargod SP, Mr Ramdass Pothen, to the commission, alleged that Muslim League had hatched the conspiracy in connivance with certain extremist elements.
The cops justified the firing saying that the action was initiated to prevent a communal flare up in the region. With the statements of police now becoming public, the UDF government decision to wind up the Nissar commission has raised doubts. It has also added strength to the allegations that the commission had been wound up in the wake of damning revelations against the Muslim League. Stung by the allegations, the Muslim League leadership closed ranks. “We could not have allowed a person who contested as a CPI(M) candidate in a local bodies poll, to continue as the commission,“ said the industry minister, Mr P.K.
Kunhalikutty. “The decision to constitute the commission was itself politically motivated.“
The IUML general secretary, Mr E T Mohammad Basheer, said these were statements of the accused.
“Don't make it weapon for propaganda,“ he said, justifiying the winding up of the commission saying that it had a clear political objective.
Meanwhile, Justice Nissar said in Kozhikode that he had not received any official communication from the government regarding the winding up of the Commission.
He said the commission had only recorded the statements of the police including the then Kasargod SP Ramdass Pothen. The statements of the political leaders had not been recorded yet, he said adding that he had not acted with political bias.
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