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Days earlier a gathering of Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc connected Monday (June 8, 2026), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) wide caput M.A. Baby has written to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge seeking clarification connected the allegations made by Congress leaders that the CPI(M) had an knowing with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the Kerala Assembly predetermination campaign.
Mr. Baby, according to sources, besides circulated the missive to different INDIA bloc constituents, successful which helium criticised the Congress’s “sustained run against the CPI(M) successful Kerala”.
He argued that accusations repeatedly levelled by elder Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mr. Kharge, went beyond electoral rivalry and impacted the instauration of the Opposition confederation formed to jointly situation the BJP.
Referring to the Congress run successful Kerala, Mr. Baby said the enactment had conducted a “systematic campaign” to allege that the Left and the BJP had entered into a governmental arrangement, and erstwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan enjoyed a peculiar knowing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Such allegations, Mr. Baby said, were incompatible with the tone of practice underpinning the INDIA bloc.
The CPI(M) wide caput said the INDIA bloc was formed arsenic a wide level to instrumentality connected the BJP politically, and brought unneurotic parties that remained electoral rivals successful respective States contempt ideological differences.
The CPI(M), helium said, had consistently worked to fortify Opposition unity since the alliance’s enactment successful 2023. Questioning the Congress’s stand, helium said the enactment could not simultaneously spouse with the CPI(M) astatine the nationalist level portion accusing it of colluding with the BJP successful Kerala.
Such charges could not beryllium treated lightly, Mr. Baby added.
Warning that the contented had implications for Opposition unity, Mr. Baby said the Congress enactment indispensable “clear the air” connected what helium termed “disruptive moves” earlier the June 8 INDIA bloc meeting.
“Unless these matters are clarified, the precise intent of the INDIA bloc would beryllium successful question,” helium said.
CPI(M) alleges Congress-BJP nexus implicit ED enactment successful Kerala
The CPI(M) leader, however, reiterated his party’s committedness to Opposition coordination. The enactment would proceed to enactment with INDIA bloc partners and different Opposition parties successful Parliament to defy what helium described arsenic the Modi government’s “authoritarian, communal and anti-people policies”.
Senior leaders of INDIA bloc parties are scheduled to conscionable successful New Delhi connected Monday to sermon their strategy against the BJP-led authorities and reappraisal efforts to fortify Opposition unity
Trinamool Congress (TMC) main Mamata Banerjee, TMC wide caput Abhishek Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) main Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Kharge are expected to attend.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) person already announced that they would not beryllium attending meeting, calling Congress’ determination to tie-up with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) a “betrayal”.
