Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Polit Bureau member M.A. Baby has accused the Congress of having worked out an understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the forthcoming elections to local bodies in the State.
Participating in a Meet-the-Press programme organised by the Kesari Memorial Journalists Trust here on Wednesday, he said the two parties had joined hands against the CPI(M) in Eramamkuttoor panchayat in Kannur district. The same alliance could be repeated in several other panchayats also, he said.
The Congress had not only failed to expose the communal agenda of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, it was also allying with these forces for electoral advantage.
Terming the SNDP as a Trojan horse to help the BJP gain a foothold in the State, Mr. Baby said the alliance was part of the Sangh Parivar’s attempt to consolidate its position in the south.
While the BJP- SNDP alliance was a matter of concern, it would not succeed in its objective.
‘Fitting reply to UDF’
The elections to local bodies were being held in the backdrop of the relentless assault on democratic traditions by outfits of the Sangh Parivar.
Accusing Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of having created a political space for the BJP during the by-elections to the Aruvikkara Assembly seat, he said the electorate would give a fitting reply to the UDF this time.
Asked about the CPI(M)’s soft attitude to the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), he said the IUML was not a secular party, though it did not represent as much of a danger as the SDPI or international terrorist organisations such as the IS.
The CPI(M) had no truck with the IUML for the elections. Action would be initiated against the CPI(M) units in Malappuram that had attempted to ally with the IUML.
