Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday sustained injuries to her neck and hand during a black flag protest by KSU (Kerala Students' Union) at the Kannur Railway Station.
The incident occurred near the ticket counter when the minister arrived to board the Vande Bharat train. She has been admitted to the district hospital. Following the incident, her travel has been cancelled.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan visited the hospital to meet the minister. He also condemned the attack.
"The KSU attack against Health Minister Veena George in Kannur is the heinous politics of Congress. The health minister was attacked and injured at the Kannur railway station. What happened there was not just any protest - it was a demonstration by a group of aggressors.
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Speaking to ANI, Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said that the Health Minister was brutally attacked by activists of KSU and Youth Congress, and she is currently in the hospital in a very serious condition.
"This is the first time in Kerala's political history that such an incident has taken place. Youth Congress and KSU workers would not have carried out such an attack on their own. It may have happened based on the advice or direction of the Leader of the Opposition. The Minister has suffered injuries to her neck, arm and shoulder and has been admitted to the hospital," he added.
Sivankutty further stated that a woman minister was attacked and if something like this had happened to Sonia Gandhi, how would the Congress have reacted?
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"The Congress leadership must answer that. We strongly condemn this barbaric, crude and disgraceful political act."
"The KSU attack on Health Minister Veena George in Kannur is the Congress party's dirty politics. The Minister was attacked and injured at Kannur railway station. What happened there was not just a protest — it was an attack by a group. The Minister was assaulted while walking to the platform," reported IANS, quoting CM.
The CM said that exaggerating isolated incidents and attacking a Minister who is not involved in any way is not politics but political malpractice.
"The Congress leadership should not think they can allow their followers to disrupt law and order or incite unrest."
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