CPI(M) faces rebel heat in Unichira ward

The Unchira ward successful Kalamassery municipality is witnessing an absorbing electoral contention this time.

V.N. Dileepkumar, four-term councillor of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], is contesting successful the ward arsenic an Independent aft helium was refused a summons by the party. He volition instrumentality connected K.T. Manoj, the authoritative candidate, who had represented the Puthuppalipram ward successful the outgoing council.

Mr. Dileepkumar, who won the Library ward successful the 2020 election, said determination was nary program astatine this constituent to retreat his information arsenic helium was wounded by the party's decision. “I americium inactive a subordinate of the party, though I americium definite that I volition person to look disciplinary enactment for defying the enactment decision,” helium said. The 63-year-old alleged that the enactment had refused to instrumentality enactment against Mr. Manoj, who had worked against him successful the erstwhile election. “There was nary enactment adjacent though I had filed a ailment earlier the section leadership,” helium alleged.

Denying the allegations, Mr. Manoj said the determination connected his candidature was unanimous aft the enactment had assessed the ground-level concern successful the Unichira ward. He alleged that Mr. Dileepkumar insisted connected contesting from the ward, contempt realising that it was against the party’s wishes. The enactment had considered him successful different ward, but helium refused to judge it, helium alleged.

The Unichira ward, which was reserved for women candidates successful 2020, was won by Bindu Francis of the Congress. Muhammad Kunju Chevittithara of the Congress is the campaigner of the United Democratic Front (UDF) this time. The National Democratic Alliance is yet to denote its candidate.