Rahul can retain Wayanad, albeit with a reduced margin
The CPI has fielded its senior leader, Annie Raja, against Rahul Gandhi while the BJP’s Kerala unit chief, K Surendran, is also in the fray thus making it a three-way battle
The CPI has fielded its senior leader, Annie Raja, against Rahul Gandhi while the BJP’s Kerala unit chief, K Surendran, is also in the fray thus making it a three-way battle
The court insisted on the appearance of the accused in the court and directed them to appear before it on October 25.
Police had registered a case against Surendran for allegedly bribing tribal leader CK Janu to contest from Sultan Bathery Assembly seat in the 2021 election.
The BJP alleged that the action of the university in removing the book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from its library display box showed the institution’s “pro-Pakistan approach”.
The allegations have come at a time when the state’s Left government is also facing favouritism and nepotism charges involving relatives of CPI-M leaders, with the Congress and the BJP taking the lead in levelling allegations.
Incidentally, a few hours before Sreenivasan was hacked to death, K S Shan of Islamist organisation SDPI also from Alappuzha was murdered.
The police have formed seven teams and initiated the investigation.
Last week Surendran was closeted with the officials for over 75 minutes and according to sources in the know of things he denied knowing Sundara.
The apex court has now posted the case again for August 10 and if by any chance the apex court asks Vijayan to face trial, then no doubt the Congress-led UDF and the BJP will all be out in the streets demanding the resignation of Vijayan.
The BJP's Kerala unit was caught on the back foot when a complaint was filed with the Thrissur rural police that a sum of Rs 25 lakh, being carried by the complainant in his vehicle to pay as advance in a land transa
