No Ban On Wearing Black, Says Kerala Chief Minister Amid Gold Smuggling Case Protests
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In this state, the right to move around will not be denied to anyone under any circumstance, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Amidst continuing protests by the Congress and BJP against him over the revelations by gold smuggling case key accused Swapna Suresh, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the state government has not passed any direction prohibiting wearing of black masks or apparel and neither has anyone's right to move around been blocked.
Responding to allegations and criticisms against his government over the reported bar on use of black masks and apparel at events being attended by the Chief Minister, Mr Vijayan termed them as false stories or propaganda of some vested forces who want to mislead the people and defame the LDF administration.
Speaking at the online inauguration of a meeting of library workers in Kannur, Mr Vijayan said there was a big campaign going on claiming that people's right of way or right to move around was being blocked in the state and clarified that nothing like that was being done in Kerala.
"In this state, the right to move around will not be denied to anyone under any circumstance," the Chief Minister said.
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