CPI(M) alleges Congress-BJP nexus over ED action in Kerala
The CPI(M) has accused the Congress of collaborating with the BJP to use the Enforcement Directorate against political opponents in Kerala. They claim that the ED's actions against Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan are part of a broader strategy to undermine the CPI(M). The party argues that the Congress has betrayed the anti-BJP coalition by facilitating BJP victories in local elections.
- ▪CPI(M) alleges that the Congress is aiding the BJP by using the ED to target opposition figures.
- ▪The ED's investigation into Pinarayi Vijayan has been criticized as politically motivated.
- ▪CPI(M) claims the Congress has violated the spirit of the anti-BJP INDIA bloc by filing false complaints.
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Wednesday sharpened its attack against the Congress, accusing the ruling party in Kerala of playing second fiddle to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “fondness” for using the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to target Opposition figures and strong-arm political adversaries into switching allegiances.Senior CPI(M) leaders alleged that the ED’s “illegal detention” of Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the probe into his daughter T.
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