Sat Oct 11 07:53:51 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Congress MP Shafi Parambil was injured in a lathi charge by police in Perambra, Kozhikode, after a clash between UDF and LDF workers following a hartal. The Congress is planning to approach the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges to seek action against the police. Congress leaders allege the police acted at the behest of the LDF government to distract from the Sabarimala gold plating controversy. There was also tension at a hospital when Congress leaders were allegedly prevented from visiting injured KSU activists.

**News Article:**

**Congress to Seek Action Against Police After MP Injured in Lathi Charge**

**Kozhikode, October 11, 2025:** The Congress party is set to escalate the political tensions surrounding an incident in Perambra, Kozhikode, where Vadakara MP Shafi Parambil sustained nasal injuries following a lathi charge by police. I.K. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, announced the party’s intention to approach the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges, seeking action against the police personnel involved.

The incident occurred on Friday evening (October 10, 2025) after activists from the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) clashed following a hartal called by the UDF. The hartal was a consequence of student union election disputes at a local government college.

Speaking at a ‘dharna’ organized by the UDF outside the office of the Inspector-General of Police in Kozhikode on Saturday morning, Mr. Raghavan stated that the police would be held accountable before the privilege committee in New Delhi. He further accused the police of acting under the direction of the LDF government, which he claimed was attempting to divert attention from the ongoing Sabarimala gold plating controversy.

Adding to the unrest, tension flared earlier in the day at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, when Congress leaders, including T. Siddique and other legislators, were allegedly prevented from visiting injured Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists from Perambra. The Congress leaders alleged physical harassment by CPI(M) activists. The injured KSU activists have since been moved to the same private hospital where Mr. Parambil is receiving treatment.

K.C. Venugopal, All-India Congress Committee general secretary, echoed the sentiment in Kannur, stating that the police action against Mr. Parambil was a deliberate strategy by the LDF government to deflect from the Sabarimala issue. He asserted that Mr. Parambil was merely attempting to de-escalate a tense situation in his constituency when he was attacked.

The incident is expected to further fuel the political divide in Kerala, with the Congress demanding accountability and alleging a politically motivated attack. The LDF government is yet to issue a detailed statement regarding the incident.

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