Archive · 30 Sep 2026
BJP Warns Kerala Security Lapses Could Strain Centre-State Ties
The BJP says security was not handled properly during visits by two senior officials.
One incident happened when Amit Shah visited Kollam.
Youth Congress members protested near the route.
The BJP called this a serious security problem.
Police said the protesters did not block the convoy or get close enough to create a breach.
Another incident was reported during Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar said a state minister was responsible, but he did not name the minister.
He said the BJP would ask the Kerala government for answers.
He also warned that the issue could make cooperation between the central and state governments more difficult.
Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar accused the state government of security lapses during visits by Amit Shah and C. P. Radhakrishnan.
The BJP cited a Youth Congress protest during Amit Shah’s visit to Kollam as a serious security lapse.
Chandrasekhar also raised a security-related incident during Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan’s September 27 visit to Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala police said the protesters neither obstructed Amit Shah’s convoy nor came close enough to constitute a security breach.
Chandrasekhar said the BJP would seek accountability and warned that the issue could affect Centre-state relations.
- Who
- Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Kerala government, Kerala police, Youth Congress protesters, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan.
- What
- The BJP alleged security lapses during visits by Amit Shah and C. P. Radhakrishnan and said accountability was needed.
- When
- Chandrasekhar made the remarks on Wednesday; the incidents cited occurred during Amit Shah’s visit the previous week and C. P. Radhakrishnan’s September 27 visit.
- Where
- Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Why
- The BJP said inadequate security for senior constitutional authorities was serious and could affect Centre-state relations.
BJP’s Position
Kerala Police’s Position
Whether the protest was a security breach
BJP’s Position
The BJP said Youth Congress protesters came close to Amit Shah’s convoy during his Kollam visit because of inadequate security arrangements.
Kerala Police’s Position
Police said the protesters did not obstruct the convoy or come close enough to constitute a security breach.
Responsibility for the incidents
BJP’s Position
Rajeev Chandrasekhar said a state minister was responsible for the breach and that the BJP would seek accountability.
Kerala Police’s Position
The police account disputed the characterization of the Kollam protest as a security breach; the article does not report a specific police response to the other incident.
Effect on Centre-state relations
BJP’s Position
Chandrasekhar warned that security lapses involving senior constitutional authorities could strain relations between the central and Kerala governments.
Kerala Police’s Position
The state government’s reported position was that the protesters did not create a security breach; no separate statement on Centre-state relations was provided.
- BJP leader
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar, president of the Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party
- Officials involved
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan
- First incident
- A Youth Congress protest during Amit Shah’s visit to Kollam
- Second incident
- A security-related incident during C. P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram on September 27
- BJP’s position
- The incidents were serious security lapses requiring accountability
- Police position
- The protesters did not obstruct Amit Shah’s convoy or come close enough to constitute a security breach
- Potential consequence
- Chandrasekhar warned that the issue could affect Centre-state relations