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Projecting a “clean sweep” for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) successful the upcoming Assembly elections successful Kerala, erstwhile Union Minister for Defence and seasoned Congress person A.K. Antony said “the politically-neutral” nationalist of the State arsenic good arsenic a bully fig of leftists bash not privation a 3rd word for a authorities led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Addressing a property league astatine the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office successful the State superior connected Tuesday, Mr. Antony besides said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “is not suited for the ungraded of Kerala, known for its communal amity.”
“Ten years ago, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) arsenic good arsenic Mr. Vijayan came to powerfulness with a fashionable mandate. Now, radical are wishing for the extremity of their rule. My aged person Vijayan has turned into an invisible Chief Minister who is unreachable for the wide nationalist and is disposable to them lone done PR campaigns. He holds contempt towards immoderate criticism. The LDF’s run slogan of a 3rd Pinarayi authorities is capable to guarantee a resounding triumph for the UDF successful the elections. Democratic Kerala does not person the spot to carnivore specified a 3rd term,” said Mr. Antony.
He alleged that the State’s improvement has stunted implicit the past decennary with younker migrating successful ample numbers to “greener pastures.”
“If this concern persists, Kerala volition crook into an aged property location successful nary time. Large fig of migrant workers volition beryllium required to instrumentality attraction of them. The State volition past cease to beryllium a spot wherever the bulk speaks Malayalam,” helium said.
He claimed that adjacent radical who traditionally voted for the Left bash not privation the LDF authorities to continue, “evident” from the comments made by writers and taste activists successful caller months.
‘No existent communists near successful LDF’
“There are nary existent communists near successful the LDF. If this authorities of affairs continues, the Left volition look a concern akin to that successful West Bengal. I don’t privation the demolition of the Left. If the Left has to survive, Mr. Vijayan’s regularisation has to travel to an end. A fewer years successful the Opposition volition bring astir immoderate purification, which volition support them relevant,” helium said.
Mr. Antony besides reiterated claims made by different Congress leaders connected a expected “deal” betwixt the BJP and the CPI(M).
“The Prime Minister and different BJP leaders person decided that the UDF should not travel backmost to power. To guarantee that, they volition adjacent enactment the Marxists, if required. It is surely not one-way traffic, but these tactics volition not win this time,” helium said.
