This is an archive article published on March 26, 2023

Not supporting Rahul Gandhi, opposing undemocratic action of BJP against him: CPI(M)

CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said that the Left party has always taken a stand against the undemocratic actions, like the BJP and RSS using central agencies like ED and CBI to target opposition parties.

Following his disqualification, the ruling CPI(M) and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had termed it as an 'attack on democracy' by the Sangh Parivar and an instance of revenge politics by the BJP. (File)

By: PTI

2 min readThiruvananthapuramMar 26, 2023 01:46 PM IST First published on: Mar 26, 2023 at 01:46 PM IST

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Sunday said its statements regarding disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha were not in support of the Congress leader, rather it was opposing the BJP’s undemocratic action against him.

CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said that the Left party has always taken a stand against the undemocratic actions, like the BJP and RSS using central agencies like ED and CBI to target opposition parties.

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“Something like that has happened in Rahul Gandhi’s case. We did not announce support for Rahul Gandhi. We strongly
opposed the undemocratic action taken against him,” he told reporters.