A Communist Congress Party supporter was found hanged at the Left Democratic Front Election Committee office at Thaliazam in Vaikom in Kottayam district of Kerala on Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Chellappan Pulikasiri, a farmer
He reportedly claimed that CPI district leaders destroyed his livelihood.
Meanwhile, at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Congress member and AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal called on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to respond to the incident. He criticized the ruling Democratic Left Party in the state.
“I say with clear confidence that the UDF government will come to power. Kerala is ready for the UDF government to come to power. Today, a farmer died by suicide at the CPI office in Vaikom. This is shocking. The agriculture ministry has been handled by the CPI. The LDF government has turned into a party that drives farmers to death. The Prime Minister must respond to this,” Venugopal said. A government that protects farmers will come to power in Kerala.”
Assembly elections to elect 140 members in Kerala are scheduled to be held on April 9 with counting starting on May 4.
The Vaikom Association is represented by CK Asha of the Communist Party of India (CPI). The previous MLA was K. Ajith (CPI). The constituency, which is a reserved seat held by the CPI since 2006.
Earlier, Keralam Chief Minister and CPI(M) candidate Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday held a roadshow in his constituency, Dharmadam. The roadshow witnessed enthusiastic participation from supporters of CM Vijayan and his party. Earlier in the day, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government presented its progress report on performance before voters ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled on April 9 in Keralam.
Addressing a press conference in Dharmadam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan highlighted several key achievements of the LDF government. He said 97 percent of the promises made in the LDP’s 2021 election manifesto have been implemented, and others are in advanced stages of implementation.
He said that the report was submitted in the tenth year of the Liberal Democratic Front government. He stressed that submitting reports to the public is the government’s responsibility, adding that such reports have been published regularly since 2017.
