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Party and power: On political violence in Kerala

Incidents of political violence (राजनीतिक हिंसा) in Kerala need a thorough (संपूर्ण) investigation free of interference

The ruling CPI(M) finds itself entangled (उलझा, फँसा, अटका) in two murder cases in Kerala. In one, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet (आरोप-पत्र) against 24 persons, including former CPI(M) MLA K.V. Kunhiraman, who is also a district secretariat member, in the Periye double murder case. Congress workers Kripesh, 19, and Sarath Lal P.K, 24, were hacked to death at Periye in Kasaragod district on February 17, 2019. The case was handed over (सौंप दो, स्थानांतरण करना) to the CBI on September 30, 2019, after the Kerala High Court found the probe by the State Police as ‘not trustworthy (भरोसावाला, विश्वसनीय)’. In an indefensible (अरक्षणीय, असमर्थनीय) move, the Kerala government fought fiercely (गंभीर रूप से, आक्रामक रूप से, अत्यंत) against a CBI inquiry, all the way (पूरी तरह से, पूरी यात्रा के दौरान) to the Supreme Court, yet unsuccessfully after spending vast sums of public money. In the second, Sandeep Kumar, a local committee secretary of the party, was killed by a gang of five people led by a neighbour (पड़ोसी), who is associated with the BJP youth wing, last week, in Pathanamthitta district. The local police that had ruled out (खारिज करना, अस्वीकार करना, खारिज करना) political rivalry (प्रतिद्वंद्विता, विरोध, संघर्ष, कलह) initially, changed the script (लिपि, कथा) after being publicly chided (reproach, reprove, admonish, criticize) by the CPI(M) State Secretary. In both cases, the ruling party allegedly (अभिकथित रूप से, कथित रूप से) attempted to influence (प्रभाव डालना, नियंत्रण करना, निर्णय करना) the investigations by the State police — in the first (at the beginning) to shield (protect, save, keep safe, safeguard) its workers, and in the second to add a political hue (character, aspect, nature), which may or may not survive, to the gruesome (horrible, terrible, horrific, awful) murder of its activist ((political) campaigner, promoter).

The CPI(M)’s responsibility is twofold — as a cadre (members of a (political) group) party that exercises (use, employ; apply, bring to bear, exert, wield) immense (tremendous, massive, extensive) control over its workers, and as the ruling party which is responsible for law and order (lawfulness peacefulness, harmony (of a society)). The party claims authority (control, leverage, command) over the conduct of its cadres, including in their personal lives in many instances. The party must make it clear that it would not tolerate (allow, permit, authorize, agree to, accept, swallow, admit of) violence by its members; it must also allow the police to function independently and professionally. But the trend seems to be the opposite. Even convicted (declared guilty; sentenced) criminals linked to the party have been recipients (beneficiary, receiver) of state favour (favouritism, support, backing) when they serve prison terms. Mr. Kunhiraman and three others are charged (accuse of) by the CBI under the section of obstruction (obstacle, hurdle, hindrance) to lawful apprehension (arrest, capture) of accused persons. They forcefully released some of the accused who were taken into custody by the State police in the Periye case, according to the CBI. The district unit of the party has questioned the CBI findings (conclusion, result; decision, verdict) in the case and called it politically motivated. It is a specious (misleading, deceptive, false) argument. The origins of the CBI inquiry were due to a judicial process, that went through three stages. Irrespective of (notwithstanding, without regard for, regardless of) the merits (an essential inherent quality (rights and wrongs only) while evaluating a case (not by external aspects)) of the CPI(M)’s claim of being a victim of violence by political opponents, it is the duty of the State government to protect the lives and liberty of citizens, and ensure speedy (rapid, swift, quick, fast) justice through due process (fair treatment (per established principles & procedures)) in incidents of violence, whether or not these have political motivations (reason, ground; motive).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Political violence (noun)

Hindi Meaning - राजनीतिक हिंसा
English Meaning - Political violence is the deliberate use of power and force to achieve political goals.

2.thorough (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - संपूर्ण
English Meaning - meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, methodical, careful, attentive, diligent.

3.entangled (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - उलझा, फँसा, अटका
English Meaning - involved, implicated, embroiled, mixed up, bogged down.

4.charge sheet (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आरोप-पत्र
English Meaning - an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.

5.hand over (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - सौंप दो, स्थानांतरण करना
English Meaning - pass, assign, transfer.

6.trustworthy (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - भरोसावाला, विश्वसनीय
English Meaning - reliable, dependable, honest.

7.indefensible (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अरक्षणीय, असमर्थनीय
English Meaning - unjustified, baseless, illogical/irrational.

8.fiercely (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - गंभीर रूप से, आक्रामक रूप से, अत्यंत
English Meaning - severely, aggressively, extremely.

9.all the way (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - पूरी तरह से, पूरी यात्रा के दौरान
English Meaning - to the maximum extent; in all respects; completely, extremely.

10.neighbour (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पड़ोसी
English Meaning - a person living next door.

11.rule out (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - खारिज करना, अस्वीकार करना, खारिज करना
English Meaning - reject, eliminate, dismiss, disregard.

12.rivalry (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिद्वंद्विता, विरोध, संघर्ष, कलह
English Meaning - opposition, conflict, discord.

13.script (noun)

Hindi Meaning - लिपि, कथा
English Meaning - narrative.

14.allegedly (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - अभिकथित रूप से, कथित रूप से
English Meaning - reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.

15.influence (verb)

Hindi Meaning - प्रभाव डालना, नियंत्रण करना, निर्णय करना
English Meaning - control, decide, regulate, govern.

16.chide (verb)

English Meaning - reproach, reprove, admonish, criticize.

17.interference (noun)

English Meaning - intervention, involvement, meddling.

18.in the first (phrase)

English Meaning - at the beginning.

19.shield (verb)

English Meaning - protect, save, keep safe, safeguard.

20.hue (noun)

English Meaning - character, aspect, nature.

21.gruesome (adjective)

English Meaning - horrible, terrible, horrific, awful.

22.activist (noun)

English Meaning - (political) campaigner, promoter.

23.two-fold (adjective)

English Meaning - having two parts/elements.

24.cadre (noun)

English Meaning - members of a (political) group.

25.exercise (verb)

English Meaning - use, employ; apply, bring to bear, exert, wield.

26.immense (adjective)

English Meaning - tremendous, massive, extensive.

27.law and order (phrase)

English Meaning - lawfulness peacefulness, harmony (of a society).

28.authority (noun)

English Meaning - control, leverage, command.

29.conduct (noun)

English Meaning - performance, behaviour, way of behaving, way of functioning.

30.make clear (phrase)

English Meaning - explain, clarify, elucidate.

31.tolerate (verb)

English Meaning - allow, permit, authorize, agree to, accept, swallow, admit of.

32.convicted (adjective)

English Meaning - declared guilty; sentenced.

33.recipient (noun)

English Meaning - beneficiary, receiver.

34.favour (noun)

English Meaning - favouritism, support, backing.

35.charge (verb)

English Meaning - accuse of.

36.obstruction (noun)

English Meaning - obstacle, hurdle, hindrance.

37.apprehension (noun)

English Meaning - arrest, capture.

38.findings (noun)

English Meaning - conclusion, result; decision, verdict.

39.specious (adjective)

English Meaning - misleading, deceptive, false.

40.go through (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - be carried through, be subjected to.

41.irrespective of (adjective)

English Meaning - notwithstanding, without regard for, regardless of.

42.merits (noun)

English Meaning - an essential inherent quality (rights and wrongs only) while evaluating a case (not by external aspects).

43.liberty (noun)

English Meaning - freedom, independence.

44.speedy (adjective)

English Meaning - rapid, swift, quick, fast.

45.due process (noun)

English Meaning - fair treatment (per established principles & procedures).

46.motivation (noun)

English Meaning - reason, ground; motive.