The Left parties are in a state of confusion today, P.K. Kunhalikutty, MP, and general secretary, Indian Union Muslim League, has said.
Attending a meeting organised by the Muslim Youth League here on Tuesday, he said they had become fence sitters now.
“They want to oppose the onslaught of the BJP. They know that they will not be able to do it on their own. But, they are not ready to join hands with the other secular democratic forces either,” Mr. Kunhalikutty said. Their refusal to accept the support for Sitaram Yechury’s candidature in the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal was a case in point, he said.
He said there was nothing surprising in all these as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was infamous for committing “historical blunders”.
Mr. Kunhalikutty said the national politics was in a state of turmoil and changes would happen soon. “The National Democratic Alliance government is centred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. No government can function like that. It will collapse any time.”
Launching an attack on the State government, he said the government’s first year in office was fraught with mistakes. It could not meet the expectations of the people even during its “honeymoon period”. “The government is not able to solve any of the problems of the people. The State is in the grip of a drought. But, meetings are not being held and funds are not being released,” he said.
The IUML leader said the BJP’s wish to enter the State in a big way suffered a setback with its rout in the Malappuram byelection. “There is a campaign going on saying we won because of minority consolidation. It is not true. We have got votes from areas where Muslims don’t live in large numbers,” he claimed.
