Kozhikode, Oct 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Monday demanded immediate action against senior police officials and others allegedly involved in a premeditated conspiracy to attack Congress MP Shafi Parambil during a protest in Kerala’s Kozhikode.

Speaking to the media after visiting Parambil, who is recovering from injuries sustained in police excesses, Satheesan said the MP was deliberately targeted.

“Over a thousand UDF supporters were present, yet the police blocked them, while only about fifty CPI-M supporters were meant to be managed. Despite keeping the UDF group at bay, officers resorted to cane charges and struck heads and faces without orders,” he said.

Satheesan alleged that a grenade was thrown directly at an activist’s face by a senior officer, causing seve

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