Kannur (Kerala)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's criticism of the Left Front
government in Kerala drew sharp reactions Saturday from Communist
Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, including the chief
minister.
During her visit to Kerala Friday, Gandhi had criticized the state
government for its policies in the education sector and its attitude
towards various communities, judiciary and media.
She had said that the Left parties' should not think that they could
act in a "brazen manner" in Kerala because they were providing
support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
government at the centre.
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan issued a statement in
Thiruvananthapuram saying that Sonia's comments were immature. He
said that if she was realistic, she should ask the Congress-led
United Democratic Front (UDF) to withdraw from the statewide
shutdown on Feb 19.
The UDF has called for a shutdown to protest price rise in the
state.
"It is the policies of the central government that has resulted in
the price rise in the state," the chief minister asserted.
"Kerala is not a place where anybody can act in a brazen manner.
Sonia Gandhi must be aware about the happenings in Kerala. But she
is making misleading statements for political ends," CPI-M state
secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said at a press meet here.
Kerala Devaswom Minister G. Sudhakaran also lashed out at the
Congress president.
"Instead of advising a change of government here, she should think
of how her government will complete the term at the Centre. She
knows nothing about the country. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is
waiting to capture power at the Centre and she is trying to decimate
the Marxist party here," he told reporters in Kasargod in north
Kerala.
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