Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran and Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan have alleged that there is a tie-up between the CPI(M) and the BJP in the State.
Addressing a reception given to the KPCC’s ‘Samaragni’ protest march at Kozhikode beach late on February 11 (Sunday) evening, both the leaders claimed that the only intention of those parties was to decimate the Congress. Urging party workers to see through the design, Mr. Sudhakaran said that the United Democratic Front (UDF) was targeting victory in all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming general elections.
He accused the Left Democratic Front government of running away from addressing the issues of the common people. “In the course of our ‘jatha’ [that started from Kasaragod on February 9], we met many poor people, those who have been denied their social security pensions for months, farmers who are not getting fair prices for their crops etc. The State government has made their lives miserable,” Mr. Sudhakaran alleged.
