Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of acting as the “B-team of BJP”.Speaking in an interview with PTI, Vijayan said, “Some people don’t learn even if they see or experience something. They are not normal people. They are a rare phenomenon. That is something that happens to those who are normally incapable of grasping things. Rahul Gandhi falls into that category.”He referred to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over the excise policy case, noting that the court had dismissed the accusations and gave Kejriwal a clean chit. “It was a heavy blow to the face of the Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi. 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NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of acting as the “B-team of BJP”.Speaking in an interview with PTI, Vijayan said, “Some people don’t learn even if they see or experience something. They are not normal people. They are a rare phenomenon. That is something that happens to those who are normally incapable of grasping things. Rahul Gandhi falls into that category.”He referred to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over the excise policy case, noting that the court had dismissed the accusations and gave Kejriwal a clean chit. “It was a heavy blow to the face of the Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi. Despite that, it is pathetic that he is repeating the same thing. That is why I said they do not learn from what they have seen and experienced,” Vijayan added.Vijayan also accused Congress of aligning with the BJP at both national and state levels. “The Congress and UDF have become a faction that has no hesitation in allying with the BJP,” he claimed, adding that the parties often oppose the LDF in similar ways, news agency PTI reported.On communal politics, the CM said, “One must be able to take a strong stand against it. That is the speciality of the stand we take. We will not compromise with any communal force. We are against all communalism.” He distinguished between religious organisations and communal forces, stating, “Religious organisations and communalism are two different things. It is communal forces that should be opposed.”Vijayan dismissed opposition claims on the Sabarimala gold loss, saying the Kerala high court is monitoring the investigation and “anyone involved in the matter would not be spared.” He added that the UDF was raising the issue only to influence voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls.The CM also accused the Centre of a hostile stance towards Kerala on various issues and called BJP state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s remarks that the central government had aided the state “nonsense.” He highlighted reforms in higher education aimed at raising institutional standards to international levels.
