Taking exception to political commentators attributing the LDF’s win in Kerala Assembly polls “solely” to the character and function of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) mouthpiece People’s Democracy, in a editorial, mentioned “individual and collective effort” led to the historic victory. The editorial by People’s Democracy editor and former CPI(M) basic secretary Prakash Karat additionally appeared to object to Vijayan being known as a “supreme leader” or a “strong man”.
In a shocking electoral victory,the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) rode again to energy in Kerala successful 99 of the 140 seats, bucking the over four-decade-long development of Communists and Congress-led UDF coming to energy alternatively. With this victory, Vijayan has turn into solely the third chief minister in Kerala to be re-elected and the primary to proceed in workplace after finishing a full time period.
“There is an effort by sections of the media and some political commentators to reduce this historic victory solely to the personality and role of Pinarayi Vijayan. According to them, it is the emergence of a ‘supreme leader’ or ‘strong man’ that was the main reason for the electoral success of the LDF. They claim that one man dominates the government and party. “There is little doubt that Pinarayi Vijayan, as chief minister, set a brand new commonplace in offering political steering to coverage making, all the time maintaining individuals’s pursuits in thoughts and displaying administrative capacity in getting insurance policies applied. Nevertheless, the victory is the results of each particular person and collective efforts,” the editorial said.
It also said that as far as the CPI(M) and the LDF are concerned, the incoming ministry will continue the tradition of “collective work and particular person duty”. The editorial then goes on to list the significant aspects of the election in the state. One of them was the model of development, formed by the Left vision of a planned economy, that was implemented by the LDF government and has found wide acceptance among the people. it siad.
“The LDF authorities was the one state authorities in India to proceed with the method of ‘five-year plans’ and ‘annual plans’ after the abolition of the Planning Commission by the federal government of India. “It fashioned a policy framework that built on and strengthened the state’s heritage of social development, particularly in public education, public health, social welfare, and social justice,” it mentioned. The editorial additionally lauded the federal government for the way in which it tackled Cyclone Ockhi in 2017, excessive rainfall occasions adopted by floods and mudslides in 2018 and 2019, the Nipah virus illness in 2018, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21. “The re-election of the LDF government is a timely reminder of the relevance of the Left in the country today. The policies of the government represent the most important alternative in the country to the neo-liberal Hindutva regime,” it said.
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