Remark against Jayarajan: CJM court acquits Rema
The Hindu
The Kozhikode Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court on Tuesday acquitted Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) leader K.K. Rema, MLA, in a case filed by CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrish
The Kozhikode Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court on Tuesday acquitted Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) leader K.K. Rema, MLA, in a case filed by CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan against calling CPI(M) leader P. Jayarajan a ‘killer’ on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
Writing the judgement, CJM A. Fathima Beevi ruled that the charges against Ms. Rema would not stand. The case was based on a remark made by Ms. Rema at a news conference held on March 17, 2019.
Then Mr. Balakrishnan had lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer alleging that Ms. Rema’s statement that her party was supporting the UDF candidate in the Lok Sabha elections to defeat the ‘killer Jayarajan’ would adversely affect his chances of winning the polls.