Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said incidents of violence increase when the Left Democratic Front - now headed by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan - is in power in the state. "I do hope this environment doesn't continue for very long...I hope the State government takes actives to prevent the recurrence of any such incident," he said. Vijayan's government needs to "discipline its own cadres rather than let them loose on political opponents," he added. Jaitley's comments come close on the heels of the murder of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) cadre, Rajesh, allegedly by a mob with links to the CPI(M) or CPM. The finance minister, who met Rajesh's family members toda y, earlier said "even the enemy of a country doesn't do this."

Source: India Today August 06, 2017 11:37 UTC