Jan 13, 2020, 11:00AM IST

Source: Mirror Now

While he was offering namaz at a mosque in Idukki district's Thookkupalam region, Kerala's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary AK Nazeer was brutally beaten up. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, after the attack, where he is currently undergoing treatment. Minutes after AK Nazeer entered the Juma Masjid in Thookkupalam, the incident took place. He had come to the mosque after the 'Jana Jagrutha' rally that was conducted by the BJP Idukki unit as a part of the party's outreach programme to explain the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA to the public. AK Nazeer was kicked from behind and then assaulted with furniture for over 15 minutes after which the Imam of the mosque intervened and rescued him. This has come days after the ruling Left government in Kerala passed a resolution in the state Assembly against the CAA.