Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of acting with vengeance against Kerala as people in the State have rejected the politics of hate spread by the Sangh Parivar.
“There is no place for the ideology of hate in Kerala. Is it right to crucify a State for having rejected the hate politics of the BJP?” he asked. He was speaking at an election convention of K.J. Shine, Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency, at Palluruthy on Thursday.
Alleging that the Centre had tried to squeeze Kerala financially, Mr. Vijayan blamed the Members of Parliaments belonging to the United Democratic Front (UDF) for not speaking against the bias shown by the Centre against the State. Instead, they alleged that the financial mismanagement by the State had resulted in the financial crisis, he said.
