Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (BPNS)
CPI-M leader and former minister, AK Balan said that senior Congress leaders were behind raking up the criminal case against Kerala Pradesh Congress President, K. Sudhakaran. Balan while speaking to media persons said that some Congress leaders in Kerala were expecting the party to come back to power in 2026 and eyeing Chief Minister post, is trying to silence other senior leaders.
It may be noted that Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, K. Sudhakaran was arrested by the Crime Branch police in a case related to having taken money from fraudster Monson Mavunkal. Sudhakaran is currently on bail after the Kerala high court had granted him bail in case he was arrested.
The CPI-M leader said that the vigilance case against state opposition leader and senior Congress leader, V.D. Satheeshan was also the handiwork of Congressmen. He said that the Youth Congress Ernakulam district secretary had raked up the case against Satheeshan.
Balan said that Congress in Kerala is being controlled from all sides by group wars and added that a few leaders were trying to outsmart the others with an eye to become the Chief Minister of the state.
Countering AK Balan, senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Benny Behanan said that no Congressmen was behind such an action against Congress leaders like Sudhakaran and Satheeshan. He said that Congress was a democratic political party unlike CPI-M which had physically assaulted several senior leaders to grab power.
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