Left MPs slam Rahul Gandhi for his ‘inappropriate remarks’ against Pinarayi government

Echoes of the Kerala Assembly predetermination were heard astatine the INDIA bloc gathering connected Monday (March 9, 2026), wherever 2 Left MPs — Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Rajya Sabha person John Brittas, and Communist Party of India’s (CPI) P. Sandosh Kumar — expressed their “strong disagreement” with elder Congress person and the Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, implicit his caller remarks against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left authorities successful Kerala. They termed the remarks “inappropriate” and argued that specified comments were injurious to the unity of the INDIA bloc.

According to aggregate leaders contiguous astatine the gathering successful Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s room, Mr. Kumar archetypal raised the issue, describing Mr. Gandhi’s remarks against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities arsenic “inappropriate”. At a nationalist gathering successful Thiruvananthapuram connected March 7, Mr. Gandhi, referring to 36 cases against him and a 55-hour-long Enforcement Directorate interrogation, questioned wherefore nary enactment had been taken against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan oregon his family. “The crushed is that they are moving together. In fact, successful Kerala it is not the CPM and the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), it is the CJP,” helium said, repeating a word utilized by the Kerala portion of the Congress — “Communist Janata Party”.

Mr. Gandhi further accused the Kerala authorities of moving for firm interests, suggesting they should rename themselves the “Corporatist Party of India” to amended bespeak their stance.

Mr. Brittas supported Mr. Kumar’s criticism, stating, sources said, that the Left parties are an integral portion of the INDIA bloc, which came unneurotic successful Opposition to the BJP. Making specified “inappropriate remarks”, helium said, connected the eve of the Parliament session, erstwhile the Opposition needs to basal united, was not the close approach.

Mr. Kharge attempted to intervene, suggesting that the substance should beryllium taken up bilaterally alternatively than astatine that forum. Mr. Gandhi, it is learnt, did not respond to Mr. Kumar and Mr. Brittas, and simply smiled.

Speaking to reporters, Congress wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal said the Left MPs had attempted to rise the issue, but different leaders intervened, reminding them that this was not the due platform. He besides sought to separate betwixt the determination units of the Left parties successful Kerala and the nationalist enactment of the Left parties, noting that portion the Congress is contesting the determination units, it has nary differences with the nationalist parties.