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AICC wide caput K. C. Venugopal, MP, said successful Thrissur connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026) that the UDF volition attack the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, alleging that helium concealed plus details successful his information affidavit for the Assembly elections.
Calling it a “clear violation” of predetermination rules, Mr. Venugopal alleged the affidavit failed to disclose a spot successful Koramangala, Karnataka, contempt the campaigner reportedly paying ₹5,02,085 arsenic taxation for it connected March 17, 2026, conscionable up of the canvass notification. He pointed retired that the aforesaid plus had been declared during the 2024 election, and its omission present raises superior questions.
“Under the Representation of the People Act and Election Commission norms, afloat disclosure of assets is mandatory. Despite this, the information was accepted. The UDF volition prosecute each ineligible remedies,” helium said, adding that a recent ECI circular allegedly carrying a BJP imprint should besides beryllium viewed successful this context.
Attacks CPI(M)
Mr. Venugopal besides launched a crisp onslaught connected the CPI(M), alleging large-scale corruption successful the renewal of barroom licences successful the State. He claimed that licences were extended “secretly” adjacent earlier mandatory inspections and classification by the Union Tourism Ministry were completed.
“Even bars that had not undergone classification for 2 years and astir 200 outlets flagged by the Excise Commissioner for denial were granted extensions. On the precise time barroom timings were accrued by 2 hours, licences were besides renewed. This points to monolithic corruption,” helium alleged.
He criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, saying the government’s “claim of promoting prohibition stands exposed”, arsenic 377 caller bars were reportedly permitted implicit the past decade.
On payment issues, Mr. Venugopal termed the State Finance department’s refusal to o.k. husbandman pensions arsenic a “betrayal of mediocre farmers already struggling nether adverse policies of some the Centre and the State.” He besides blamed the Centre for “compromising” farmers’ interests successful planetary commercialized engagements.
Highlighting the rising outgo of living, helium said terms emergence and cooking state shortages person severely affected regular life, forcing adjacent tiny eateries to unopen down. “People are uncovering it hard to survive. The State has failed to respond to this crisis, and nationalist choler is mounting,” helium said.
Claiming a beardown anti-incumbency mood, Mr. Venugopal said a “UDF wave” is sweeping crossed Kerala and expressed assurance that the beforehand would unafraid a decisive triumph successful the Assembly election.
