After CPI leader Annie Raja filed her nomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Wednesday said that fielding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad is a "short-sighted" decision of the party.
The Congress leader was accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and AICC general secretaries K C Venugopal and Deepa Das as well as Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan and KPCC acting president M M Hassan, Congress said.
"I as a Left Front candidate am contesting here to win. I am not bothered about what will be his majority or his fate. We are here, we are reaching out to people. We are telling them, what is our politics, our position on all national issues, the question of fascism, Sangh parivar...Our c
While the CPI and the Congress are partners in the opposition INDIA bloc, the two parties are fierce contenders in Kerala with both parties pitting their strongest candidates against each other.
Kangana Ranaut, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi on Friday said that people of Mandi should give a befitting reply to Rahul Gandhi over his 'Shakti' remarks, adding that "how can he say such things in a Hindu Rashtra".
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Thursday hit out at the Congress party for fielding Rahul Gandhi in the Wayanad constituency against their ally in Kerala.
"In the past 5 years, Rahul Gandhi worked to stop the development. People need PM Modi's guarantee...Rahul Gandhi has done nothing for the people of Wayanad, he is an irresponsible MP...We will fight with our full strength, said Surendran while talking to ANI.