Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary Binoy Viswam has slammed the Congress party in Kerala for its alleged lack of political farsightedness while batting for INDIA (the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance) bloc at the national level.
He was talking at Vote ‘n’ Talk, an election-related meet-the-press programme of the Ernakulam Press Club in Kochi on March 26. Mr. Viswam reiterated that the political wisdom of the Congress party is at stake in Kerala in fielding Rahul Gandhi from the Wayanad constituency.
“While the Congress party has the right to field any candidate anywhere in the country just as Mr. Gandhi has the right to contest from any constituency, the party needs to answer two fundamental questions of political propriety. Is the Hindi heartland sending over 200 members to the Parliament or Kerala with just 20 members the political focus of the electoral battle and who is Congress’ principal rival in this fight, the fascist RSS-backed BJP or the Left,” he said.
