Thiruvananthapuram: Only the Left has ability to fight BJP in the country, said CPI(M) Politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. Congress, the main Opposition party, lacks ability to act against BJP. They are rather left stunned and overwhelmed. It was Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who declared the Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in Kerala. Other states mustered courage to adopt similar stand only after that.
The state government stepped in to take up operations of the Vizhinjam port. However, didn’t the subsequent UDF government turned it over to the Adanis ? Corporates by now have realised that such takeovers would not be possible when Left government is in power, said Kodiyeri.
It is RSS’s strategy to somehow pull down the current government. In Congress-ruled states, the BJP does not face the kind of resistance it encounters here. This is why BJP does not mind UDF ruling Kerala. K Surendran talks about coming to power if they manage to bag 35 seats. Surendran, in other words is simply telling that, a Congress victory would mean MLAs crossing over to BJP.
It is Congress that won elections in Karnataka. However the state is now ruled by BJP. Congress could rule Goa. However BJP poached Congress legislatures and seized power there. The story goes with Arunachal and Manipur too. It is these flip-overs that encourage BJP to count on their strategy, the latest in the series being Puthucherry.
Can one hold back Congressmen in Puthucherry by riding tractor in Wayanad ? Does Rahul Gandhi plan to fight BJP by jumping into the sea?, asked Kodiyeri.
Welfare pension of Rs. 600 stands raised to Rs 1600 under the Left. UDF claims it will undo advances made by this govt. A party that left long-standing arrears in a Rs 600 pm pension to the poor, is now brags about a payoff of Rs 2000, jested Kodiyeri.
