The INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc was established to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but in Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front’s (UDF) “primary concern” is to target the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and personally attack Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while sparing the saffron party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said.
Speaking to reporters in Alappuzha in Kerala on April 20, Mr. Yechury termed the stance of the Congress “very disturbing”.
“Many UDF and Congress leaders have defected to the BJP. It is a nationwide phenomenon. The BJP today is known as the new Congress. It has fielded several leaders who defected from Congress in the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress must introspect and decide what is the main target. If the BJP is the main target let’s defeat them. If its main target is the LDF and the Kerala Chief Minister, then Congress is only helping the BJP. That is the message the Congress is conveying. It is very unfortunate,” Mr. Yechury said.
