CPI(M) leader says Kerala’s UDF government has fractured at start of tenure
CPI(M) state committee member M.V. Jayarajan has accused Kerala’s UDF government of losing its unity and failing to address public concerns. He cited power shortages, vacancies in hospitals and alleged lapses at a school sports event, while also criticising police conduct during a university hostel incident.
CPI(M) state committee member M.V. Jayarajan has accused Kerala’s United Democratic Front government of falling apart at the beginning of its tenure and failing to function as a united administration. Speaking in Kannur, Jayarajan said Congress infighting, which he claimed traditionally became visible towards the end of UDF governments, had appeared from the outset.
He agreed with UDF leader Adoor Prakash’s observation that there was no functioning UDF team. Jayarajan alleged that the government was not focusing on public concerns, including preventing power outages, filling vacant doctors’ posts and ensuring that hospitals received and distributed medicines. He also criticised the handling of a school games event in Thrissur.
He said police, Fire and Rescue Services, ambulances and medical teams should have been arranged, and alleged that no one was available to take injured children to hospital. He questioned why the Education Minister sought an official report only two days later. The CPI(M) leader claimed the police and Fire and Rescue Services had not been formally informed about the event.
He also said the local corporation councillor had reportedly been informed only the previous night and that the Congress-ruled corporation had stated it had not received proper information. Jayarajan further criticised police action during an incident at a university hostel in Thiruvananthapuram. He alleged that police broke open the gate and assaulted students, causing injuries.
He also alleged that firecrackers or incendiary objects and soda bottles were thrown at the hostel before Youth Congress protesters later returned and threw bricks and stones. He said the police had stood by during the incidents and called for wider scrutiny. He compared the episode with a protest over examination paper leaks and accused the UDF government of encouraging unrest while cooperating with communal forces.
Jayarajan also alleged that the UDF was pursuing contradictory political strategies, including cooperation with Jamaat-e-Islami and a political understanding with the BJP. The supplied material does not include a response from the government or the groups named.
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