Cong tried a communal tie-up: Vijayaraghavan

Kochi: CPM state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said that the assembly election results have made it difficult for Congress, which is falling apart, to make a comeback. Congress tried to unite all the communal forces, including BJP, Muslim League and Jamaat-e-Islami against LDF to avoid a continuity of government.
The victory of LDF, which implemented a slew of development and welfare measures in the state, is a landmark one, Vijayaraghavan said. The first Communist government which assumed power under the leadership of EMS Namboodiripad introduced historic policies like land reforms. “Then, Congress rallied all communal forces against the Communist government and tried to sabotage the democratic government through liberation struggle in 1959. That anti-Communist politics had been there for the past 64 years. By overpowering that unity, the LDF government retained power this time,” he said.
The Nehru government made an undemocratic intervention and disbanded the democratically-elected EMS government. This time, the BJP government at the Centre intervened for sabotaging the Pinarayi-led LDF government using enforcement agencies in an illegal manner, Vijayaraghavan said. The LDF government implemented a lot of development and welfare projects and won the people’s hearts when crises hit the state one after another. So, the people rejected all the moves by the opposition and BJP to avoid continuity for the LDF government and voted in favour of the front, he said.
Given the current political scenario in India, the victory of LDF assumes much significance. This victory will help create an alternative for the BJP-led Union government. Congress failed to adopt policies and strategies against BJP. The election results will empower the Left and regional parties in the country to take on BJP, Vijayraghavan said. The success of LDF will also fuel the movements against neoliberalism and communalism in the country, he added.
Vijayaraghavan said that the NSS leadership tried to avoid LDF continuity, a call which was rejected by all, including the members of Nair community. He also said that Congress bought the votes of BJP in many constituencies in the state.