Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale demands CBI enquiry into Armstrong’s murder
Union minister Ramdas Athawale met the family of slain Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong here on Wednesday and demanded a CBI probe into the incident to nab those “behind the alleged killers” who have been arrested.
After visiting the house of the Bahujan Samaj Party leader, where he paid tributes to the deceased, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said there is no safety for Dalit leaders and community members in the state and that the government should ensure their protection.
He also consoled Armstrong’s wife.
Armstrong’s killing happened in the state capital and it is a “sad and serious murder,” he told reporters.
“I appeal to Chief Minister M K Stalin to announce a CBI enquiry (into the killing) because those people arrested in the case, behind them somebody is there,” he said.
Extending his support and that of his party, the Republican Party of India, to Armstrong’s family, Athawale said he will write to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Armstrong’s murder.