Key facts
- CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby criticized Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Gandhi stated he "cannot hug" Vijayan due to an ongoing political fight.
- Baby urged Gandhi to stop demanding arrests of opposition leaders and facilitating the Modi government.
- CPI(M) had previously raised concerns about allegations made during the assembly polls campaign.
CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby on Saturday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Pinarayi Vijayan at an INDIA bloc meeting, urging Gandhi to cease acting as a "facilitator for the ED and Modi government" by demanding the arrest of opposition leaders.
Gandhi had stated at the meeting that he "cannot hug" former Kerala chief minister Vijayan because of an ongoing political fight. This comment came after Left leaders objected to remarks made by Gandhi and other Congress leaders before the assembly polls, alleging a tacit understanding between the ruling CPI(M) and the BJP in Kerala.
Baby responded on X, "Nobody is asking Rahul Gandhi to hug Pinarayi Vijayan. On the contrary, all that we are asking is that he stop being a facilitator for the ED and the Modi government by demanding the arrest of Pinarayi Vijayan and other opposition leaders. That is not the job of the leader of the opposition."