CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday wrote a letter to the Election Commission against Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur for inciting hatred against a community.
Leader of opposition & CPI(M) MLA and CPI(M) State Committee secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Friday cast his vote at Kolachhera Gaddhang HS School at polling station no. 8 of Assembly Constituency no. 39.
Earlier, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran and UDF candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha constituency levelled serious allegations against LDF convener EP Jayarajan, claiming that the latter was about to join the BJP after holding a meeting.
Venugopal is in the electoral fray against Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate AM Ariff and Bharatiya Janata Party's Sobha Surendran from the Alappuzha seat.
Speaking to the media in Kannur, Sudhakaran alleged that BJP leaders Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Sobha Surendran were also part of the discussion which was held in Gulf.
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had delivered a hate speech on April 21 in Banswara and despite Supreme Court guidelines, police did not accept the complaint.
Against the backdrop of Kerala's long-standing financial turmoil, Rajeev Chandrasekhar urged the Centre that while giving funds or special funds to Kerala, a condition should be kept that the salaries of the state employees and pensions be paid on time.
"It is an absolutely shocking statement coming from the Prime Minister. It is almost unbelievable that the Prime Minister of a secular country like India should speak in words, quite frankly, he speaks as though a communal bigot speech. It is not befitting the Prime Minister of India. In the
"Prime Minister Modi has always prioritised the development of janajati communities, distinguishing his administration starkly from the previous misrule under the CPI(M) and Congress. Their 35-year governance relied heavily on janajati votes without delivering real progress," CM Saha stated.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan joined the public rallies held as part of the electoral campaign of MV Balakrishnan, the Left Democratic Front candidate running for Kasargod constituency, and said the party will surely win.
Former Tripura Chief Minister and BJP candidate for West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency, Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday advised the newly enrolled Bru voters to ask CPIM why they had been referred to as refugees in their own country during the prolonged left rule in Tripura.