Palakkad, April 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, targeting him twice in a single day as the election campaign entered its decisive phase. While his first salvo came at Thrissur, the second was delivered at Palakkad, underlining a sharpened focus on the Left leadership.With campaigning peaking ahead of polling, Rahul has increasingly trained his guns on Vijayan, alleging an unspoken understanding between t…
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Thrissur (Kerala), April 6 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was not a ‘divine figure’ uniquely capable of ruling Kerala, and that the state was home to many capable leaders marked by humility and empathy.He argued that projecting oneself as the sole capable leader insults the people of Kerala and reflects arrogance.According to him, such messaging undermines both the public and other leaders within the Left.Building on this sharp critique, Rahul Gandhi alleged that th…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) With just days left for polling, Kerala’s high-voltage Assembly election campaign has entered its final stretch, setting the stage for a fiercely contested battle that could either ensure continuity of governance or trigger a power shift.The formal campaign will draw to a close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday after weeks of intense political activity across all 140 constituencies.Kerala goes to the polls on Thursday.All three fronts, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter. As per the cause list published for April 7 on the official website of the apex court, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will hear the reference arising out of review petitions filed against its September 2018 judgment permitting entry of women of all ages into the Lo…
Tiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the days of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala are “numbered”, using a high-voltage NDA rally in Tiruvalla to pitch a decisive political shift in the state.PM Modi arrived in Kochi earlier in the day and flew by helicopter to Changanassery before travelling about eight km by road to Tiruvalla, where he addressed a mammoth gathering.Large crowds lined both sides of the route, reflecting wha…
Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive, two-volume election manifesto, positioning employment generation and welfare expansion at the core of its electoral pitch in Kerala.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released the document, underscoring the front’s promise of continuity in development over the past decade.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.A central pillar of the manifesto is an ambitious employ…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday launched a sharp political offensive in Kerala, alleging that “not even God is safe in God’s Own Country”, as he accused both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) of corruption and appeasement politics.Campaigning for NDA candidate Vatsala Prasanna Kumari in Paravur, Singh invoked a Biblical analogy, saying Judas betrayed Jesus for silver coins, and alleged that the LDF had “be…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) BJP President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his roadshow in Kerala’s Kannur, accusing opposition parties of collusion and failure to deliver for the people of Kerala.Nabin, who began his roadshow from Vayanthode Junction in Mattannur and proceeded towards Thalassery Road Link Mall Junction, dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that the BJP and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) are working in tandem.“They are mat…
Kollam, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin, on Tuesday, hit out at the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), calling them ‘match fixers’. He also held them responsible for not working for the development of Kerala.Nabin took part in a roadshow in Kerala’s Karunagappalli ahead of the upcoming Assembly election on April 9.Speaking to IANS, BJP President Nabin accused the incumbent LDF and the previous UDF governmen…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, unveiled its manifesto for the Kerala Assembly elections, outlining an ambitious mix of infrastructure projects and welfare measures as it seeks to expand its footprint in the state. Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.The manifesto promises to establish an AIIMS in Kerala, roll out metro rail projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, and implement a high-speed corridor from Thiruva…