‘He provoked me’: Sudhakaran to campaign against Minister Prasad as rift in Kerala CPM widens. india news
New Delhi: CPM rebel leader G Sudhakaran on Friday announced that he will campaign against Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad in Cherthala and accused him of making inappropriate remarks.“Speaking to reporters in Alappuzha, Sudhakaran, who is contesting the election as an independent with the support of the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), said he had earlier decided not to participate in campaign activities outside his constituency.“I had decided not to participate in any election campaign outside Ambalappuzha. But now I have decided to campaign against Prasad in Cherthala because he has made unnecessary statements against me,” he told reporters in Alappuzha.Sudhakaran alleged that Prasad made the comments without consulting the state or district leadership of the CPI.“He is the only person in the CPI who has spoken against me. The party has not yet officially commented on the matter. I was silent, but he provoked me to take this stand,” the rebel leader said.Prasad had recently described Sudhakaran’s decision to contest as motivated by “desire for power” and said voters would reject him.Rejecting the CPI(M)’s charge that he was motivated by parliamentary ambitions, Sudhakaran questioned whether other leaders did not also have similar aspirations.“People are elected to the assembly to strengthen the communist movement. Earlier, capable leaders were sent. Now look at the people being elected. I joined the party in 1963 and now people are trying to teach me about it,” he said.He further alleged that his past statements were now being used against him during the campaign and expressed grief over the attacks on his family by party workers.“This is why I am contesting the elections this time. Even those in the top leadership who supported the false complaints were not rectified,” he said.However, the four-time MLA did not comment on the UDF’s decision not to field candidates in Ambalappuzha.“Local UDF leaders have met me and extended their support. I will contest the elections as an independent candidate for the people. Political criminals are joining the campaign in the name of the party. People will not vote for him,” Sudhakaran commented.All 126 assembly seats in Kerala will go to polls on April 9, with counting taking place on May 4 along with elections in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry.As the ruling Left Democratic Front is trying to come to power for the third consecutive time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is also eyeing a hat-trick at the top post.
TMC On Thursday, a booth chief was murdered in Minakhan of North 24 Parganas of Bengal. There were marks of torture on his body. His family claimed that factional feud within the party led to his assassination. Local people found the body of Qazi Masiur Rahman wrapped in a blanket on the side of Haroa-Bhangar road. Police said preliminary findings suggest she was murdered, but only a post-mortem will be able to confirm the exact cause.
Supreme Court The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh HC on Thursday stayed the decision of the Madhya Pradesh HC that had canceled the 2024 bypoll victory of Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra, reports Suchandana Gupta.The HC had invalidated the assembly bypoll results on a plea by Malhotra’s nearest rival, BJP’s Ram Niwas Rawat, who claimed that Malhotra had not disclosed criminal cases against him in his election affidavit.Hearing Congress’ plea challenging the HC decision, the Supreme Court upheld Malhotra’s status as MLA from Vijaypur constituency with conditions: he will not be allowed to cast his vote during the RS elections, will not participate in voting in the Assembly elections, and will not be able to receive his salary and allowances as an MLA or access funds under MLLADS. However, he will remain the MLA of Vijaypur till the final decision of the Supreme Court. news network
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