Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo: Mathrubhumi
Kasaragod: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday hit out at the Congress and Jamaat-e-Islami.
According to Vijayan, Congress is silent on the policies of the union government. He also alleged that a section of its members maintains an amicable bond with Sangh Parivar.
Commenting on Jamaat-e-Islami’s recent talks with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vijayan asked what the deliration was about. He went on to say that Jamaat-e-Islami has an extension called the Welfare party and it has stood with Congress and League (IUML). “Naturally, a chemistry has formed between them” and whether that “trio” had any role in the recent talks, he asked.
Vijayan made these remarks while inaugurating the ruling faction CPM’s march 'Janakeeya Prathirodha Jadha' in Kasaragod.
He also took the opportunity to slam the critics targeting the government over the state’s business friendliness. “Some people are terming the data on Kerala’s business friendliness as forged. Why they are propagating things like this against our state?” he asked.
Meanwhile, the CPM march led by party state secretary MV Govindan is slated to conclude on March 18 in Thiruvananthapuram. The march is projected as a protest against policies of union government and communalism.