Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 23 -- Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday questioned the "preferential treatment" given by Chief Minister VD Satheesan in allowing Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's son Raihan Vadra to hold an art exhibition in the name of democratic rights.

He noted that while the CM has the authority to invite anyone, it is concerning that he resorts to force against citizens protesting for their rights.

"I think the Chief Minister and the Government of Keralam are well within their right to invite anybody here to come and exhibit their art or not art or whatever it is. But there are two questions that arise from it. One is: how come, in the name of democracy, in the name of democratic rights, the Wayanad MP's...