As voting continues in the crucial bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Chelakkara Assembly constituency, the alleged leak of excerpts from CPI-M leader and former LDF convener EP Jayarajan’s upcoming autobiography has sparked a political storm in Kerala.
Kerala Chief Minister and senior CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged that Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is contesting the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with the backing from the Jamaat-e-Islami.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Asha Lawrence , daughter of veteran CPI- M leader MM Lawrence, challenging the decision of Ernakulam Government Medical College Principal to donate her father's body to the medical college.
In a surprising move, the LDF candidate for the Palakkad bypolls, Dr P Sarin, has claimed that Congress candidate Shafi Parambil's previous victory in the assembly elections was largely due to support from leftist voters.
Dr. P Sarin, who was expelled from Congress for anti-party activities on Thursday, is set to become the CPI-M-led LDF candidate for the Palakkad Assembly bypoll.
In the event Yechuri already nominated twice to the Rajya Sabha not getting the party nod a third time, the national leadership of Congress may put up a nominee of its own.
“The vulgarity at the hallowed seat of learning point to a systematic attempt by the TMC to break the backbone of the student community of the state,” said CPI-M central committee member and Left Legislature party leader Sujan Chakraborty.
Party leaders have asked party workers to jump into the preparations for the upcoming civic body elections. On the other hand, party workers have demanded that the party contest the polls with a mayoral face.
“It is strengthening the speculation that BJP’s top leadership and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s hand-inglove which is why Shah can come to Kolkata. Miss Banerjee has not condemned the hate speeches by three BJP leaders including Union minister who instigated the Delhi riots,”CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty said.
The meeting between the Union home minister and the chief minister is scheduled at Bhubaneshwar and is another indicator of TMC-BJP bonhomie.
