<p>Pathanamthitta: Reiterating the CPI(M)'s position that they had no involvement in the murder of two youth Congress workers in Kerala's Periya five years ago, party central committee member A K Balan on Sunday said that neither the party nor its top leaders had any knowledge of the incident.</p>.<p>His views come in the wake of a CBI court convicting 14 accused including a former CPI(M) MLA in this case on Saturday.</p>.<p>Speaking to the media, the CPI(M) leader assured that the accused in the case would face the law.</p>.<p>"The Kerala Police had taken a firm stance in the case right from the initial stages," he said, adding that the CBI merely completed the investigation initiated by the state police.</p>.<p>A special CBI court in Kochi on Saturday found 14 accused including a CPI(M) former MLA guilty in the murder of two Youth Congress workers Kripesh, 19, and Sarath Lal P K, 24, allegedly carried out by CPI(M) workers on February 17, 2019.</p>.<p>The accused found guilty include former MLA and CPI(M) district leader K V Kunhiraman, Kanhangad block panchayat president K Manikandan, former CPI(M) Periya local committee member A Peethambaran, and former Pakkam local secretary Raghavan Velutholi.</p>.Congress leader N M Vijayan's death: CPI(M) wants to invoke abetment charges against MLA.<p>According to the prosecution, the twin murders were carried out after politically motivated attacks and counterattacks between the workers of CPI(M) and Congress in the area.</p>.<p>"The Congress is accusing the CPI(M) of murder, but people know which party is truly the killing party," Balan said.</p>.<p>He alleged that a Congress worker had murdered a fellow party member in Thrissur a few years ago due to internal factional conflicts.</p>.<p>"Now, that same party is leveling accusations against the CPI(M)," he added. Earlier, Congress leaders attacked the CPI(M) terming the court verdict as a severe blow to the left party's "culture of violence".</p>.<p>Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, accused the CPI(M) of orchestrating murders with brutality surpassing that of terrorist organisations.</p>.<p>He also demanded an apology from the CPI(M) and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and accused them of misusing public funds worth crores to save the accused in the case.</p>
<p>Pathanamthitta: Reiterating the CPI(M)'s position that they had no involvement in the murder of two youth Congress workers in Kerala's Periya five years ago, party central committee member A K Balan on Sunday said that neither the party nor its top leaders had any knowledge of the incident.</p>.<p>His views come in the wake of a CBI court convicting 14 accused including a former CPI(M) MLA in this case on Saturday.</p>.<p>Speaking to the media, the CPI(M) leader assured that the accused in the case would face the law.</p>.<p>"The Kerala Police had taken a firm stance in the case right from the initial stages," he said, adding that the CBI merely completed the investigation initiated by the state police.</p>.<p>A special CBI court in Kochi on Saturday found 14 accused including a CPI(M) former MLA guilty in the murder of two Youth Congress workers Kripesh, 19, and Sarath Lal P K, 24, allegedly carried out by CPI(M) workers on February 17, 2019.</p>.<p>The accused found guilty include former MLA and CPI(M) district leader K V Kunhiraman, Kanhangad block panchayat president K Manikandan, former CPI(M) Periya local committee member A Peethambaran, and former Pakkam local secretary Raghavan Velutholi.</p>.Congress leader N M Vijayan's death: CPI(M) wants to invoke abetment charges against MLA.<p>According to the prosecution, the twin murders were carried out after politically motivated attacks and counterattacks between the workers of CPI(M) and Congress in the area.</p>.<p>"The Congress is accusing the CPI(M) of murder, but people know which party is truly the killing party," Balan said.</p>.<p>He alleged that a Congress worker had murdered a fellow party member in Thrissur a few years ago due to internal factional conflicts.</p>.<p>"Now, that same party is leveling accusations against the CPI(M)," he added. Earlier, Congress leaders attacked the CPI(M) terming the court verdict as a severe blow to the left party's "culture of violence".</p>.<p>Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, accused the CPI(M) of orchestrating murders with brutality surpassing that of terrorist organisations.</p>.<p>He also demanded an apology from the CPI(M) and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and accused them of misusing public funds worth crores to save the accused in the case.</p>