The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Sunday invited Congress workers “disgruntled” with their party’s “ambivalent stance” on the Palestine question to set aside provincial politics and line up with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to voice solidarity with the victims of Israel’s “genocidal” war in the besieged Gaza province.
Speaking to reporters after a State committee meeting on Sunday, CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan sought to isolate the Congress in the UDF over the highly emotive Palestine issue and erode the party’s political standing among minorities, especially in north Kerala.
Mr. Govindan said Congress “punished” Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) general secretary Aryadan Shoukath and his loyalists for rallying behind Palestine. He said the Congress dissuaded the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)from participating in the LDF’s pro-Palestine rally in Kozhikode on November 11.
