"Kerala Chief Minister Lying": Union Minister On Harassment Of Nuns In UP

In his letter to Amit Shah, Mr Vijayan had sought strict action against those "who disrupt and impair the freedom of individual rights" guaranteed by the Constitution.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday dismissed as wrong the allegations that two nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation were "attacked" during a train journey via Uttar Pradesh recently and alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was "making false statements" on the issue. "There was no attack on any nun whatsoever...the Chief Minister of the state (Kerala) is completely lying and making false statements when he says that," Mr Goyal told a press conference in Kochi. The alleged incident occurred at Jhansi railway station on March 19 had its echoe sin the poll-bound Kerala last week with Chief Minister Vijayan taking it up with the Centre and Home Minister Amit Shah promising strong action. Mr Goyal said the local police, after receiving a complaint against the nuns, made an investigation whether the complaint was correct.