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Congress in Kerala hits back at CPI-M over BJP ties
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24
The Congress on
Thursday accused the CPI-M of forging political ties with the BJP on
numerous occasions in the past, adding that the communist party was
making baseless statements against it as a cover-up.
In a
statement issued here, state Congress chief V.M. Sudheeran said it was
always the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that forged
political tie-ups with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the past.
"Way
back in 1977, during the general elections in the state, the CPI-M
entered into a tie-up with the then Jana Sangh. The CPI-M even
campaigned for K.G. Marar, a candidate of the Jana Sangh here. Later,
the CPI-M along with the BJP propped up the V.P. Singh government at the
Centre," said Sudheeran.
Sudheeran's statement comes after the
CPI-M accused the Congress in the past of entering into a secret
understanding with the BJP ahead of local body polls in Kerala.
Giving
another example, Sudheeran said when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime
minister, the CPI-M joined hands with the BJP in the Rajya Sabha to
defeat the Panchayati Raj-Nagarpalika Bill.
"During the UPA-I government's rule, the CPI-M voted along with the BJP to try to oust it," the Congress leader said.
"Now,
when a secular front is fighting the BJP in the Bihar elections, the
CPI-M is putting up its own candidates, which will help the BJP since
votes will be split. These are clear examples that the CPI-M's only
agenda is to fight the Congress. To hide its own actions, the CPI-M has
come out with baseless accusations of a Congress-BJP tie-up in Kerala,"
Sudheeran said.