New Delhi: A day after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi initiated his election marketing campaign for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a roadshow, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan raised allegations towards the Congress social gathering. He claimed that the social gathering and its ally, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), didn’t show their flags through the occasion attributable to concern of the BJP.
Vijayan criticized Gandhi for his alleged lack of braveness to publicly show his social gathering’s flag. He argued that the Congress social gathering’s actions counsel that it seeks the votes of the IUML however fails to acknowledge the significance of the IUML’s flag.
“The Congress has fallen to a stage the place it’s afraid of communal forces,” Vijayan claimed throughout a press convention. He additional accused the Congress social gathering of dropping its identification in entrance of the Sangh Parivar and being afraid to show its personal flag.
Vijayan argued that the folks of Kerala want representatives who can struggle on nationwide points and stand with the general public. He contended that the Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) is able to doing each, which is why there’s in style sentiment in its favor.
Rahul Gandhi’s current roadshow in Wayanad was noticeably completely different from the one in 2019 when the inexperienced flags of ally IUML outnumbered the Congress’s within the crowd. This time, each flags have been conspicuously absent. Vijayan instructed that this was as a result of the BJP had criticized the Congress over the IUML flags through the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The Marxist veteran claimed that the Congress seems to have forgotten the sacrifices behind their flag and gave the impression to be yielding to the Sangh Parivar’s want to relinquish their tri-colored flag. He alleged that the Congress was selecting to ignore the historical past behind their flag throughout such a vital election out of concern of the BJP.
“This isn’t a mere election technique. The Congress and League can resolve whether or not they need their very own flag or not, however they’re risking their very own existence and other people will see that,” Vijayan warned.
Vijayan referred to a current assertion by BJP MP from Rajasthan, Jyoti Mirdha, about amending the Structure. He mentioned that the saffron social gathering has not been in a position to take action till now attributable to a scarcity of majority within the Rajya Sabha.
When requested concerning the Social Democratic Celebration of India (SDPI) extending its help to the United Democratic Entrance (UDF) in Kerala, Vijayan instructed that there seems to be some form of deal between the 2.
In response to queries about allegations that the CPI(M) has hidden or secret accounts within the Karuvannur Cooperative Financial institution, which is embroiled in a multi-crore monetary rip-off being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Vijayan denied the allegations. He acknowledged that the Left social gathering doesn’t have any secret accounts anyplace because it has no want for black cash since folks assist it out with funds.
Congress Hits Again At Vijayan Over ‘Flag’ Remarks
On Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s assertion on the flag problem in Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow, Kerala Meeting LoP and Congress chief VD Satheesan says, “The Kerala CM is having an unholy nexus with the BJP. 5 years again when Rahul Gandhi landed in Wayanad, the BJP made an argument relating to the flag problem.”
“After 5 years, the CM of Kerala is making an argument on the identical topic, i.e., the flag, as a result of he’s adjusting with the BJP. Our propaganda must be determined by UDF and never by the CM of Kerala. There isn’t a have to intervene in our propaganda. We do not need any help from Kerala CM,” Satheesan added.
