Kozhikode: CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who began campaigning for the LDF at Manjeswaram on Tuesday, said that there was no issue in connection with Sabarimala in Kerala.
“The case is before a larger bench of the Supreme Court. Till that verdict comes, there is no issue. Once that verdict comes, CM has assured that implementation of the same will be discussed with everybody and then implemented,” he said.
Speaking at Trikaripur candidate M Rajagopalan’s campaign rally, Yechury said it was an honour to seek votes for LDF from the area that elected a communist chief minister for the first time and from people who was represented by the first opposition leader in parliament, AK Gopalan.
“Like you created history in 1967, you are going to change history in 2021 by having the same government return to office. That history-changing responsibility is with all of you today,” Yechury said.
He said the anti-Constitutional and anti-democratic methods that BJP and Congress are applying here together must be rejected by the masses in elections.
“Today, we know Left is the actual alternative. But they are trying their level best to misuse agencies of central government to destabilize LDF government. They tried and failed during the last five years. Now they will try again and you have to ensure that they don’t succeed. In this effort started by Centre, Congress and UDF are playing in tandem instead of attacking policies they don’t agree to,” Yechury said.
He said he was seeking a second term for LDF government as it was important for the future of Kerala and India. “India’s Constitution and its democratic foundation are under severe threat today. It is being dismantled by the very forces that control the government in Delhi. So, defeating them with alternative policies that will strengthen India and people’s future is an absolute necessity. That is why a victory of LDF is important not only for Kerala but for India; this is a historic responsibility all of you have today,” said Yechury.
Of the 600-odd promises LDF made five years ago, over 580 were fulfilled and no other party has such a record, he added.