Kasargod: BJP has slammed the ruling Congress-led UDF and opposition CPI(M)-led LDF for 'ruining' the state, in its much hyped political yatra ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala. Senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu flagged off the 'Vimochana Yatra' led by the party's state president Kummanam Rajasekharan at Uppalla. The yatra will cover 140 constituencies across the state and end in the state capital on February 10.
Speaking on the occasion, Naidu accused both the fronts of ruining the state over the years. He said the leaders of both the UDF and the LDG were involved in corruption and follow the appeasement policy. He said the BJP stressed on all-round development and justice for all, devoid of special affinity towards any particular section, adding the party-led central government's aim was to have housing for all by 2022. Naidu also took a dig at Congress and CPI(M), who are rivals in the state, but are joining hands in West Bengal and New Delhi. Calling the recent Dalit student's suicide in Hyderabad “unfortunate”, he charged the Congress with indulging in “misleading propaganda” over the incident. The authorities will take action on the basis of the investigation report, he said.
Noted film actor Suresh Gopi read out a pledge at the function presided over by senior party leader O Rajagopal. The political yatras of Congress led by KPCC President VM Sudheeran and CPI(M) led by politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan are presently winding up across the state.
