V. Vaseef, State president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), is fighting his first electoral battle from the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency this time. A native of Kodiyathur in Kozhikode, he is also a district committee member of the CPI(M). Mr. Vaseef speaks to The Hindu on the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) hopes and promises to the people.
The Malappuram seat, and its earlier version, Manjeri, are considered to be among the safe constituencies of the United Democratic Front (UDF). Except the CPI(M)’s T.K. Hamza, who won the seat in 2004, all the other MPs had been from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). What are the LDF’s expectations this time?
Malappuram has had MPs who were not accessible to the people. For them, the MP’s post is only a stepping stone to power. They have failed in fulfilling their responsibilities to the constituency. They have paid scant regard for the development of the Angadippuram railway station, off-campus centre of the Aligarh Muslim University, and the Calicut International Airport. Our promise is that we will always be with the people of the constituency.
