Local body polls | V.D. Satheesan slams rejection of nominations filed by UDF candidates

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Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan has alleged that a radical of predetermination officials acted arsenic a portion of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to illegally exclude candidates of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) during the scrutiny of information papers connected Saturday.

Mr. Satheesan’s allegation has travel successful the aftermath of the rejection of the nominations of UDF candidates successful the run-up to the 2025 section assemblage elections successful Kerala.

The relation of predetermination officials, helium alleged, was rather evident successful Malappatam, Kannapuram and Andhoor successful Kannur district. There person besides been incidents successful Ernakulam, Kasaragod and Palakkad districts wherever attempts were made to dissuade UDF candidates, helium said.

The CPI(M) is celebrating these “victories” adjacent earlier section assemblage elections by slaughtering democracy, Mr. Satheesan said. He accused the CPI(M) of threatening radical who person guardant to beryllium the UDF candidates.

In Alangad artifact successful Ernakulam, the information of a UDF campaigner was rejected connected the grounds that she was a impermanent worker successful the Khadi Board. However, 4 Khadi Board impermanent employees who are CPI(M) candidates were fixed the go-ahead successful Kannur district, the Opposition Leader alleged.

Mr. Satheesan said that the UDF would legally situation the decisions of the predetermination officials.

Published - November 23, 2025 09:31 p.m. IST

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