UDF government already falling apart, says M.V. Jayarajan
He alleged that the government was failing to focus on people’s problems, including preventing power outages, filling vacant doctor posts, supplying medicines to hospitals and ensuring their availability and distribution
CPI(M) State committee member M.V. Jayarajan has harshly criticized the UDF government, arguing that it has already begun to disintegrate. He contends that infighting within the Congress party has started right at the beginning of the current tenure. "The UDF team does not exist now. It has fallen apart. There is trouble right from the outset," he stated.
Jayarajan echoed Adoor Prakash's remarks, acknowledging that there is no operational UDF team. He claimed that the government is not addressing the concerns of the people, such as preventing power failures, staffing vacant doctor positions, and ensuring the timely supply and distribution of medicines. He also berated the management of the school games in Thrissur, insisting that the event should have included police, fire services, ambulances, and medical teams.
Jayarajan pointed out that previous LDF governments had organized similar events with such arrangements, but during the recent incident, no one came to assist the injured children. He criticized the Education Minister for seeking an official report only two days after the event and doubted the district administration's response.
Jayarajan alleged that the police and Fire and Rescue Services were not formally notified about the event and pointed out that even the local Thrissur Corporation councillor was reportedly informed only the previous night. He also criticized the police's handling of an incident at a university hostel in Thiruvananthapuram, where they allegedly broke open the hostel gate and assaulted students, causing injuries.
Jayarajan suggested that firecrackers or incendiary objects and soda bottles were thrown at the hostel around 7.45 p.m., leading to a fire, and that Youth Congress protesters later threw bricks and stones at the hostel. He claimed the police stood idly by and did not intervene. Comparing the situation to a recent protest in Delhi against examination paper leaks, Jayarajan accused the UDF government of pursuing "student hunting" and aligning with communal forces, akin to the BJP's actions in the Delhi incident.
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