Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams LDF, calls 10-year rule 'lost decade'
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Thiruvananthapuram: BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has claimed that Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) would be remembered as a "lost decade" during its 10-year rule.
As the state government prepares for its month-long fourth anniversary celebrations starting Monday, the former union minister criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan government's performance in a Facebook post on Sunday, describing its track record—now in its 10th year in power—as "abysmal".
He alleged that the Left government was "bankrupt", surviving "solely on borrowings", and therefore unable to pay pensions or even the wages of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers.
"There are no new investments, no money for infrastructure development, and whatever development Kerala sees today is driven entirely by the Modi government," he claimed.
Further, he alleged, "Instead of addressing this collapse, he (Vijayan) peddles imaginary narratives about the Sangh Parivar and communalism, but the people of Kerala are ready to give him a resounding reply. Kerala's lost decade." The Congress-led UDF has already announced it will boycott the state government's celebrations, alleging that the Left administration has "failed on all fronts", pushed the state into a "debt trap", and has "no moral right" to celebrate its anniversary.
The UDF has criticised the LDF for "totally ignoring" weaker sections, such as ASHA and Anganwadi workers, while engaging in "extravagance" during its four-year rule of its second term. It also claimed that the government was spending Rs 15 crore on hoardings featuring only the chief minister as part of the anniversary celebrations, despite the unmet basic demands of workers across sectors.
While the opposition plans to boycott the government's anniversary programmes, UDF's local body representatives will participate in events tied to development works they contributed to.
The second LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan is set to celebrate its fourth anniversary from April 21 to May 23 with district- and state-level events.
(inputs from PTI)
