Crude bomb hurled at BJP office

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (PTI) A crude bomb was hurledat a BJP office in the heart of the city here, with the partyalleging that CPI(M) workers were behind the attack. No one was injured in the incident, police said. The incident occurred around midnight last night, shortlyafter BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan had left theoffice for Kozhikode, where preparations are on for thethree-day National Executive and Council meeting fromSeptember 23 which is being attended by senior party leadersand Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party sources said. At least four workers were on the top floor of thebuilding, housing the office, when the bomb was hurled. Though no one was injured, glass panes of the mainentrance door were damaged in the incident, ThiruvananthapuramCity Police Commissioner S Sparjan Kumar told PTI. The incident comes close on the heels of a series ofsporadic clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers in the pastfew months in northern Kannur district. Rajasekharan alleged that CPI(M), the lead partner of theruling LDF in Kerala, had taken law into its hands andpolice was a "mere spectator." "Violence of the CPI(M) is increasing each day. A BJPactivist was hacked to death in Kannur recently and CPI(M) isbehind it," he told reporters at Kozhikode. "Despite so many incidents, CPI(M) leaders and ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is also holding the Homeportfolio, have not condemned the series of attacks againstBJP and its workers," he said. BJP leaders P K Krishnadas and M T Ramesh slammed theCPI(M), saying the bomb attack against the party office shouldnot be seen as an "isolated" incident. "This is a calculated and well planned attack against theBJP and CPI(M) is behind it," they said. All flex boards infront of the office were also destroyed, Krishnadas said. Television channels telecast a CCTV video footage showinga man riding a motorcycle minutes before the blast and policeare on the lookout for him.PTI UD BNDV