The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India(ECI) to examine and probe the allegations about four EVMs having erroneously logged in votes in favour of BJP during mock polls held in Kasaragod.
Speaking to media persons in Kochi, Satheesan said the project failed to take off as planned even after spending Rs.1,500 crore.
Satheesan said that during the last Lok Sabha election it was the BJP which raised the controversy on the green flag linking it to Pakistan. But this time, it is the turn of the CPI-M, he said.
Javadekar alleged that the two fronts in Kerala are accepting the support from the SDPI, the political face of the Popular Front of India (PFI) which is a banned terrorist organisation.
It may be noted in the 2021 Assembly polls, there was a Muslim consolidation in favour of the CPM-led LDF
Drawing parallels with their electoral fate in West Bengal, where both Congress and the LDF ruled for over three decades, the BJP leader predicted a similar downfall for them in Kerala.
Shortly after the Union Home Ministry notified the CAA, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated that the CAA would not be implemented in the state. In a statement, CM Vijayan said that the entire Kerala is United in opposing this communally divisive law.
According to the seat sharing accord, Congress will contest 16 seats out of the total 20.
The CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) received an upper hand in the by-elections for 23 local body wards in the state by acquiring five more seats compared to their previous count, thereby extending their tally to 10.
It is worth noting that three persons have been killed in wild animal attacks in Wayanad in the recent weeks.
