Rajeev ridicules LDF’s campaign for third term

BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar being garlanded by the party’s Kozhikode city district committee functionaries in Kozhikode on April 27.
| Photo Credit: K. Ragesh

BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has ridiculed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s proposed campaign seeking a third term for Pinarayi Vijayan as Chief Minister.

Opening a ‘Vikasitha Keralam’ convention, an event to portray the BJP’s development goals for Kerala, organised by the party’s Kozhikode city district committee here on Sunday (April 27), Mr. Chandrasekhar said that the LDF’s catchword for the campaign was reported to be Thudarum (To be continued…). “What is going to be continued? The plight of the Accredited Social Health Activists, who have been denied even a ₹100 salary hike? Or is it the growing unemployment? Agricultural crisis? Or is it the price rise?” he asked. Mr. Chandrasekhar wondered what was the point in electing a government for another term if it was not able to solve people’s problems.

The BJP leader alleged that development had come to a standstill in the State because of the flawed policies of both the Congress and the LDF. “Both of them were deceiving people after promising them big dreams.” Mr. Chandrasekhar claimed that Kerala had not been able to keep up with the pace of development works initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the past 11 years in other parts of the country. He said that the BJP was the only party which had fulfilled its promises to bring in changes in people’s lives. Mr. Chandrasekhar also accused the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League of playing vote bank politics and the Left of indulging in corruption and violence.

K. Surendran and P.K. Krishnadas, former State presidents of the BJP, senior party leader M.T. Ramesh, and K.P. Prakash Babu, president of the city district committee, among others, were present.