The bankruptcy of Congress.

Nava Kerala March has covered 5 districts by now. A sizable part of Kerala state is covered. What is seen so far during the period from 2nd to 10th February was the increased participation of the people in the march and the enhanced influence of the CPI(M) in the Malabar region. When the March enters Palghat district, what is experienced is the same or a bit increased participation an enthusiasm of the people. The march reached the Palghat border after a very great reception in the birth place of E M S.
CPI(M) is placing the life and death issues of the people before them. When we talk in the reception stage we are getting very keen response from the people. But, no worthwhile response is forthcoming from the Congress Party on the relevant political issues raised by us or on the serious issues being discussed by the people. The bankruptcy of the major political party in power at the centre and the chief opposition party in the state is being revealed with every passing day. Congress doesnot have any political agenda other than mustering support for the disintegrating UPA and depend on false propaganda and unnecessary controversies for the same.
Congress is in a pitiable condition of nursing the dream of single party rule even today. Once upon a time congress was able to come to power on its own. That situation ceased to exist due to the anti-people policies it has followed continuously over the period. It is retaining power through co-allition. The indication is that of the co-allition partners leaving the congress. The Samajvadi Party which came to the rescue of UPA when it landed in crisis over its plunge for the Nuclear Agreement with US is not in a position to continue with this alliance. NCP and the Lokjanasakthi of Ram Vilas Paswan also are not in good terms. Congress is seeking the vote for UPA with the declaration that it will come to power when its major component parties are about to leave. Indian Union Muslim League is the major supporter of Congres in Kerala. The pitiful condition of that party is felt by us during our tour in Malappuram district.
Division has appeared in the BJP lead NDA too. Constituent parties, one by one, have recorded their difference over the declaration of construction of Sreeram temple as its major agenda. Both the alliance of Congress as well as BJP are facing crisis.
It is in this context that the Left parties are taking the lead for the formation of a third alternative over the pro-people policies. Majority of people of India are against both Congress and BJP. Effort to give a political shape to this conducive situation is being taken by the Left uniting the secular parties. In the media meet we had at Tirur a correspondent has been repeatedly querying on the chances for BJP to come to power in the next elections. The answer given was that there is no chance for it. It is not a denial without basis. The non-congress-non-BJP parties are having upperhand in all of the major states in India. The contest is not between Congress and BJP in the state of UP which elects the highest number of Loksabha MPs. Third front constituents are having advantage in major states like West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu which send more members to the Loksabha. The chances of coming to power of an anti-communal and anti-imperialist broad alliance unifying these forces is increasing day by day. The trend prevailing in Indian politics is that of the shift of more and more parties to the third alternative as the UPA and NDA breakup. We are explaining such issues to the people in the Nava Kerala March. No more evidence is required to establish the bankruptcy of Congress than its shying away from the real issues and resorting to superfluous controversies and verbosity.