Mullappally to face warmth at UDF assembly in the present day

Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The UDF liaison committee assembly to be held at Cantonment House right here on Monday is anticipated to be stormy within the wake of Welfare Party of India chairman Hameed Vaniyambalam’s allegations that KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran was the one who took the initiative to hatch local-level tie-ups along with his celebration within the native physique elections. 

Though the assembly is being convened to debate points associated to the meeting elections, the leaders are anticipated to take up the problem of strengthening the entrance by bringing in  NCP and P C George’s Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).

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The WPI chief’s revelation on Sunday in opposition to Mullappally has come on the most inopportune time when the UDF is making an attempt to bury the problem. What irked the Congress and UDF camps was that it was a collective choice to have local-level changes with WPI. Mullappally must do numerous explaning on the UDF assembly. UDF convener M M Hassan informed TNIE that preparations for the meeting elections shall be mentioned on the assembly.

“The NCP leadership has not expressed any desire to join UDF so far. Transport Minister A K Saseendran has said the LDF will retain power and asked what benefit NCP will gain by joining UDF. We can’t help it if George has conveyed his interest to join our front,” mentioned Hassan.

However, nearly all of Congress leaders, together with these from Youth Congress, have expressed displeasure at George’s try to return to UDF as they allege that he can’t be trusted.  Meanwhile, the IUML and different allies are additionally anticipated to lift the steps taken by KPCC to tide over the setback suffered within the native physique polls. AICC organising common secretary Ok C Venugopal had apprised UDF allies earlier than returning to New Delhi that “corrective steps” shall be taken by KPCC like changing sure DCC presidents who had put up a dismal present. 

Also, there may be confusion on IUML nationwide common secretary P Ok Kunhalikutty quitting his Lok Sabha seat and getting energetic in state politics. Recently, the AICC management had taken a call that the sitting Congress MPs won’t be contesting within the meeting elections as they don’t need to weaken their power within the Lok Sabha.