Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V. Govindan on Friday accused the Congress of aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and investigating agencies under Central government’s control to prosecute a slander campaign against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government with an eye on the Puthuppally Assembly byelection scheduled on September 5.
Mr. Govindan said the CPI(M) viewed the line of attack with a sense of deja vu. The Congress and BJP had tried a similar track in the 2021 Assembly elections and failed pathetically.
He said the Central agencies beholden to the BJP provided ammunition for the Congress’ campaign by ensnaring CPI(M) leaders of stature and public standing in false cases. The Congress and the BJP pursued the exact template they embraced in 2021.
