LDF, UDF trade graft allegations

New Delhi, PTI: The ruling LDF in Kerala and the opposition UDF on Tuesday traded corruption charges over various issues, including the suicide of a Congress leader in Wayanad and the permission granted to a private company to establish a brewery unit in Palakkad. The allegations surfaced during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, which marked the commencement of the 13th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

LDF convener and MLA T P Ramakrishnan, who moved the motion, initiated the discussion by citing the suicide of Congress’ Wayanad district officebearer N M Vijayan and his son, alleging that the opposition party’s corrupt practices were responsible for it. He further accused the UDF and Congress of “aligning with” groups like the BJP and Jamaat-e- Islami in their pursuit of power in Kerala. Other LDF MLAs levelled similar allegations against the opposition, claiming that the Congress and UDF supported both majority and minority communalism to prevent the Left from returning to power.