Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India (CPI) basic secretary D Raja questioned why the Congress has actually selected to field Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad versus the Left rather of pitting him straight versus the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“Rahul Gandhi held 2 yatras: the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Throughout these 2 yatras, his focus was to attack and slam the politics of the BJP and the RSS. When it concerns the electoral fight, Rahul Gandhi has actually passed by to eliminate the BJP right now. He has actually picked to eliminate the Left. This is what individuals are questioning. What message does Congress wish to send?” Raja stated, talking to on Wednesday.
Raja’s better half, Annie Rajais objecting to versus Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad. Both prospects submitted their election documents on Wednesday.
The CPI General Secretary explained that individuals of Wayanad can not be considered approved and have actually raised concerns about Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from the constituency.
“People of Kerala can not be considered approved. There are particular concerns raised in the general public domain about why Rahul Gandhi has actually selected to object to from Wayanad or why the Congress celebration has actually chosen to field him versus the Left in Wayanad,” Raja stated.
The senior CPI leader stated that fielding Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad is a shortsighted choice of the Congress celebration.
“This is a shortsighted choice of the Congress celebration. The Congress celebration must believe from a bigger viewpoint of the nation’s future. This is what I stated last time (2019 Lok Sabha elections) also,” Raja included.
“Even if Congress desires him to object to from the south, there are lots of locations. They might have picked him to object to in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Why Wayanad?” he explained.
Raja questioned why a Congress leader of stature like Rahul Gandhi need to object to in Kerala, which has 20 seats, and the primary fight is in between the Left and the Congress-led UDF.
“This is since everybody understands that Kerala has 20 seats and the primary fight is in between the LDF and the UDF. Why should Rahul Gandhi, a leader of his stature, be fielded from Wayanad? This is what individuals are asking,” he stated.
While the CPI and the Congress are partners in the opposition INDIA blocthe 2 celebrations are strong competitors in Kerala, with both celebrations pitting their greatest prospects versus each other.
Rahul Gandhi bagged 706,367 votes from Wayanad with a 64.7 percent vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha surveysCPI prospect PP Suneer, who came 2nd, got 274,597 votes, protecting a 25.1 percent vote share.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 19 out of 20 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha surveys. While the Congress won 15 seats, its allies, the Indian Union Muslim League, won 2 seats, the Revolutionary Socialist Party won one, and the Kerala Congress (M) won one seat.