‘Lacks basic understanding’: Pinarayi Vijayan slams Rahul Gandhi, calls Congress ‘B-team’ of BJP

NEW DELHI: Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Thursday targeted Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, calling them the “B-team” of the

BJP

, arsenic the governmental combat up of the authorities elections intensifies.Addressing a property league successful Ernakulam, Vijayan said Rahul Gandhi lacked adjacent the basal knowing expected from a Congress idiosyncratic successful Kerala. “Rahul Gandhi is simply a nationalist leader, yet helium lacks the basal consciousness of adjacent a communal section idiosyncratic of Congress successful Kerala; helium simply refuses to larn from acquisition oregon mistakes. It is hard to recognize however specified a downfall is happening to him,” helium said. “Rahul Gandhi and his Congress are the ‘B-team’ of the BJP successful the country, and yet its stance is being adopted crossed India,” helium added.The remarks came a time aft Rahul Gandhi accused the ruling Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) of having a hidden knowing with the BJP.

Launching the United Democratic Alliance (UDF) run successful Kozhikode, Rahul said determination were lone 2 sides successful Kerala politics.“There are really lone 2 sides warring present successful Keralam. One is the UDF alliance, and the different is the concern betwixt the BJP and the LDF. The UDF unites people, listens to them, and embraces and empowers them. The LDF and their hidden spouse disagreement radical and crush them,” Rahul said.

He besides questioned the authorities government’s occupation promises. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalist employment pledge and the Keralam government’s commitments, helium said, “Modi ji promised 2 crore jobs astatine the nationalist level. Keralam Chief Minister promised 40 lakh jobs successful the state, and aft a decade, you find that they person not fixed a azygous occupation to the people; successful fact, they person destroyed jobs.”The Congress person further said that some the BJP and the LDF bash not spot themselves arsenic accountable to the people. “Neither the BJP nor the LDF believes they are answerable to the people. They bash not judge that the radical of Keralam should beryllium capable to inquire them questions,” helium said.Keralam volition spell to polls successful a azygous signifier connected April 9, with counting scheduled for May 4. The word of the existent assembly ends connected May 23.