The Congress party in Kerala on Saturday expressed doubts in the manner in which the shocking family murder trail involving 47-year-old Jolly which is going on now, is to divert the real issues of poor governance, as five crucial assembly by-elections is to take place on October 21.
Speaking to the media, state Congress president Mullapally Ramachandran said that he has now come to understand the breakthrough in this case came three months back, but the authorities waited till now, so as to divert attention from the real election issues like governance.
"I know for a fact that the present breakthrough in this case came three months back and this was purposely delayed and they have brought it up now, so the real election issues won't be discussed. I would say the Home Minister (Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan holds the home portfolio) is responsible for this and it is a ploy as this news would get maximum play and the real election issues won't be discussed," said Mullapally.
"Real issues should be discussed during election and with this news taking centre stage, the real issues are not discussed. This government has nothing to discuss and hence brings in issues like this on the sly. But I appreciate the police investigation team for their good job," added Mullapally.
He also said that LDF won the bypolls in Pala assembly constituency without discussing any real issues and they are trying to do the same for the upcoming by-elections too.
Meanwhile, criticisms are being raised by a section in social media, for not conductiong a proper probe into the deaths initially. While the supporters of the Left blames the Congress led UDF governments for not doing a clean job, UDF sympathisers states that the entire case was messed up by the Left.
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