<p class="title">The BJP on Saturday alleged that the violence around the Sabarimala temple in Kerala was unleashed by the LDF government in the state, which, instead of dealing with it in a sensible way, had wreaked havoc, resulting in the devotees being hurt and even killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The saffron party also said the Sabarimala issue was about Hindus and not about the ruling party.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"All this has been done by the CPI(M) goons with the full authority and support of the state government. The CPI(M) has a history of unleashing violence against the RSS-BJP cadre, but today, they are not even sparing the devotees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The state government is using the cadres of the DYFI, the SDPI and this is state-sponsored violence being unleashed. A devotee was killed two days ago and a bomb was hurled at the ancestral home of one of our MPs," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said the agitations at the Sabarimala temple were not political in nature, but peaceful protests to uphold the traditions of the shrine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is an issue of devotees, not an issue of the BJP. This is an issue concerning the Hindu society," Rao added. </p>
<p class="title">The BJP on Saturday alleged that the violence around the Sabarimala temple in Kerala was unleashed by the LDF government in the state, which, instead of dealing with it in a sensible way, had wreaked havoc, resulting in the devotees being hurt and even killed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The saffron party also said the Sabarimala issue was about Hindus and not about the ruling party.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"All this has been done by the CPI(M) goons with the full authority and support of the state government. The CPI(M) has a history of unleashing violence against the RSS-BJP cadre, but today, they are not even sparing the devotees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The state government is using the cadres of the DYFI, the SDPI and this is state-sponsored violence being unleashed. A devotee was killed two days ago and a bomb was hurled at the ancestral home of one of our MPs," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said the agitations at the Sabarimala temple were not political in nature, but peaceful protests to uphold the traditions of the shrine.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is an issue of devotees, not an issue of the BJP. This is an issue concerning the Hindu society," Rao added. </p>