Overview
- Kerala minister V Sivankutty labeled Congress general secretary K C Venugopal a BJP ‘Trojan horse’, alleging he misadvised Rahul Gandhi, surrendered a Rajya Sabha path to bolster the BJP’s Upper House strength, and is protected from central probes.
- K C Venugopal countered by calling Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan the Centre’s ‘Trojan horse’ and said the LDF government has aligned with New Delhi on policy.
- Venugopal pointed to Kerala’s December 14, 2021 draft regulations tied to the Centre’s labour codes and the state’s MoU for PM SHRI, which the LDF later put on hold following CPI resistance.
- He alleged the state is covering up corruption in national highway construction and failing to blacklist firms that violated safety norms.
- Linking the clash to national politics, Venugopal accused the Election Commission of bias in Bihar and said Congress will present five crore signatures at a December 14 rally in Delhi.