Emphasising the need for the Left parties to counter the growing influence of right-wing forces in the country, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D. Raja has reiterated his criticism of Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest the polls from Kerala.
The Congress leader has picked the wrong fight by way of the “short-sighted” decision, Mr. Raja said, while participating in a meet-the-press programme organised by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists here on Tuesday.
While he stopped short of accusing the Congress of violating the political understanding within the INDIA bloc, he left it to the electorate to judge the move.
