‘Attack reveals party’s fear of losing power’
Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of unleashing violence in the State.
He was speaking to mediapersons in Haripad on Wednesday.
Condemning the murder of a Youth League activist at Panoor in Kannur and attack on Congress workers at Kayamkulam and Haripad in Alappuzha and other parts of the State, Mr. Chennithala said the attacks revealed the CPI(M) s fear and frustration of losing power.
“The CPI(M) should shed the path of violence. The murder of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist is similar to the assassination of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T.P. Chandrasekharan. The CPI(M) leadership should initiate steps to promote peace,” he said while demanding the government to bring the culprits to book.
Brisk polling was witnessed in various places in Kerala on Tuesday with 52.41 percent of 2.74 crore electorate having already cast their vote by noon in the assembly elections being held under the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the soaring temperatures, long queues were seen in various constituencies with men accounting for 54.31 per cent of the total votes polled till 2 pm. As many as 50.63 per cent women and 23.87 transgender voters have also exercised their franchise. Taliparamba, Dharmadam, Aroor, Chertala, Wadakkanchery and Karunagapally constituencies reported heavy polling. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Dharmadam) Opposition leader, Ramesh Chennithala (Haripad), Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy (Puthupally), BJP state president K Surendran (Konni and Manjeswaram) and Metro Man E Sreedharan, (Palakkad) were among those who had voted before noon.
Brisk voting in Kannur, Kasaragod
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Polling official attacked in Payyannur; one held for impersonation
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Border Security Force deployed in front of the Akliyath UP School Polling Station at Azhikode in Kannur on Tuesday.
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Polling official attacked in Payyannur; one held for impersonation
Brisk polling was witnessed in Kannur and Kasaragod districts for the Assembly elections on Tuesday. The voter turnout in Kannur was 77.75% while Kasaragod saw a turnout of 74.91%.
The polling percentage in the 2016 Assembly elections was 80.63% in Kannur district. The voter turnout was 80.88% in Taliparamba this time while Thalassery recorded 73.93% polling.
Without Jayarajans , Pinarayi Vijayan attempts to hold CPI(M) s strong bastion of Kannur ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 03:02 IST
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha
Kannur (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): The CPI(M) stronghold of Kannur district, where incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is contesting from holds a hidden J factor that may impact the April 6 Assembly polls in Kerala.
After close to two decades, this Assembly election will for the first time see none of the three Jayarajans of Kannur contesting.
The Jayarajans - EP Jayarajan, Industries Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet, P Jayarajan who represented Koothuparamba constituency from 2001 to 2011 and former district secretary of Kannur along with MV Jayarajan the present Kannur district secretary who was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1996 and 2001 from Edakkad constituency are missing in the fray.
Kerala Assembly elections | It’s battle royale for supremacy in the Left fortress of Kannur district
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
Kannur district, which traditionally favoured the CPI(M) in the Assembly elections, is set to witness a fierce battle between the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the other two main fronts.