Visuals show no one attacked Veena: Cong

Kozhikode: Even as CPM and its organizations swiftly launched protests across the state after health minister Veena George sustained injuries during KSU's black flag protest at Kannur railway station, the incident quickly escalated into a major political flashpoint with Congress leaders rejecting assault allegations as political drama.Opposition leader VD Satheesan said visuals aired on TV show that KSU workers only protested and no one approached the minister. "Were there any visuals of the attack? Were any KSU members near her? There were three or four KSU workers and 30 to 35 policemen. The only footage shows the minister shouting and moving forward. If KSU did anything wrong, action will be taken. We will ascertain what happened," he said, adding that similar protests took place against Oommen Chandy. During election times, anything can be said, he added.KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said there were no visuals showing protesters touching the minister. "It seems CPM leaders fabricated this charge to curb black flag protests," he said. Former KPCC chief K Sudhakaran called the minister a ‘good' actor and said the visuals make it clear that the allegations of assault and injury have no link to the actual sequence of events.He also noted that almost all visual media were present at the scene. "Is there any footage of KSU activists attacking the minister? Not a single channel showed it. We only see her shouting," he said.Meanwhile, a Congress office in Nileshwar was attacked during a CPM protest march and banners put up by Congress in Wayanad and other areas were destroyed.