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Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan connected Saturday (March 14, 2026) reiterated that the Congress precocious bid volition instrumentality a telephone connected whether MPs should beryllium fielded successful the forthcoming Assembly election.
His remarks came successful the aftermath of a reported Facebook station by MP K. Sudhakaran, which has since been construed arsenic an denotation of his tendency to contention from Kannur.
“How galore times person I said earlier that the precocious bid volition decide? If the precocious bid decides, what occupation is determination for us? It is the nationalist enactment that determines whether MPs should contention the Assembly election. If it were up to us, we would person already announced. We bash not person that authority. It is not wrong our jurisdiction. There is nary constituent successful repeatedly asking this,” a visibly irritated Mr. Satheesan said.
He sought to downplay Mr. Sudhakaran’s station recalling his affectional enslaved with Kannur. Mr. Satheesan said Mr. Sudhakaran had disavowed the station erstwhile helium spoke to him the erstwhile day, though helium was unsure if the stance had since changed. “What is the occupation with that Facebook station anyway? He spoke emotionally astir Kannur. Is Kannur not the Parliamentary constituency helium represents? Kannur territory is larger than the constituency. What is incorrect successful that?” helium asked. He added, however, that helium could not springiness immoderate warrant astir Mr. Sudhakaran’s candidature. “I americium not specified a large person to springiness him a guarantee,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan suggested that the CPI(M) mightiness beryllium down posters successful his constituency, North Paravur, demanding Mr. Sudhakaran’s candidature. “What is the constituent successful putting up posters successful Paravur? Is it wherever helium has asked to contest? In that case, I tin marque way,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI(M) of retreating from their earlier presumption connected women’s introduction to the temple. “Didn’t they alteration the affidavit prepared by the United Democratic Front (UDF)? They claimed to beryllium progressives, reformists, leaders of renaissance. They said determination would beryllium nary compromise. But now, with the predetermination around, they person backed retired and fled,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan added that much surprises were successful store. He said the UDF would denote its archetypal database of 50 candidates connected the precise time the predetermination is notified, with the remaining names to travel wrong 24 hours. “There are nary issues, including successful Pathanamthitta,” helium said.
He besides defended the signifier of lobbying for candidature, recalling however helium himself had done truthful 3 decades ago. “There is thing incorrect successful exerting pressure. I excessively did it 30 years agone erstwhile I met enactment leaders and expressed my involvement to contest,” helium said.
