Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (NationPress) Kerala’s Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty launched a fierce critique of the Congress party on Tuesday, asserting that it has completed its “saffronisation” at both national and state levels, effectively transforming into a recruitment hub for the RSS.

In a media address, Sivankutty warned certain media outlets against acting as public relations extensions for what he referred to as an “unholy Congress-BJP alliance”.

“In a time when Indian democracy faces intense pressure, the Congress has opted for silence and compliance,” he claimed, drawing a comparison to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s silence during the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition. “Who was that silence for? The same compliance persists today,” he stated.

He highlighted that after Shashi Tharoor and Digvijaya Singh, senior leader Salman Khurshid has openly praised the RSS, emphasizing the Congress’s ideological shift.

Focusing on local politics, Sivankutty alleged that the Congress-BJP connection has evolved beyond mere rhetoric and is now evident through “practical experiments” on the ground. He referenced the election results of the Mattathur grama panchayat as proof of what he termed obvious vote trading.

“Statistics do not deceive,” he asserted, citing specific cases where Congress votes dramatically dwindled in wards won by the BJP. In Nooluvalli ward, the BJP emerged victorious while the Congress only garnered 44 votes; in Korechal ward, the Congress received 58 votes as the BJP triumphed; and in Murikkungal ward, where the UDF won, the BJP polled merely 66 votes.

“This is not just political maneuvering; it’s outright vote trading,” Sivankutty accused, asserting that the Congress is willing to share votes with anyone to undermine the LDF.

Nonetheless, he noted that the LDF emerged as the dominant party in Mattathur with 10 seats, delivering a blow to what he referred to as a communal alliance.

The Minister also mentioned a disclosure from K.R. Ouseph, a member of the Mattathur panchayat, who claimed that DCC leaders had instructed their cadres to slow down their booth-level efforts during the Thrissur Lok Sabha election.

According to Sivankutty, the BJP’s success and enhanced vote share in Thrissur were aided by this “covert vote transfer”.

He further alleged that Congress leaders like K. Muraleedharan and Sabarinath have supported BJP demands, including a call from a BJP councilor for CPI(M) MLA V.K. Prasanth to resign from his position in Thiruvananthapuram.

Labeling the claim that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is an “agent of the Prime Minister” as an RSS narrative, Sivankutty stated it was disgraceful for Congress leaders to propagate such ideas.