Outlining the campaign strategy to be followed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the local body polls, Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan has urged party cadres to list out achievements of LDF-run local bodies as well as areas that need more focus while taking on the “decisive politics” adopted by the National Democratic Front government at Centre and the “corruption-ridden” United Democratic Front in the State.
Convention
Inaugurating a convention of the district unit of the LDF here on Sunday, Leader of Opposition said the party volunteers should vehemently bring to public attention the achievements of local bodies run by the front, especially that of city Corporation, while not shying away from briefing the voters the sectors it could have handled in a better way.
The party should try to give the campaign a national outlook by focussing on the “communal agenda” that BJP-led NDA was trying to unleash and failure of the corruption-ridden UDF in addressing problems faced by the people.
Since the NDA came to power, the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have been trying to whip up communal passion. Besides, the party had been following the corporate friendly economic policy of Congress in the last one-and-a-half years of its tenure, he said.
He also bemoaned over the failure of Left and secular forces to cash in on strong anti-Congress mood prevailing in the country during the United Progressive Alliance rule at the Centre.
“The advantage of the strong anti-Congress feelings was taken by more dangerous forces,” he said. Indirectly referring to the new found bonhomie between Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam and the BJP, he said the BJP was trying to polarise people on communal and caste lines to gain electoral advantage in the State.
Speaking on the occasion, former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said the party would face the electorate on its achievements, which according to him had brought accolades from the Union government and international organisations.
Despite “hurdles” put by the State government in implementing waste management programmes after closure of Vilappilsala, the city Corporation had used its resources to manage household waste to an extent possible.
