New Delhi:
Kerala is about to witness a high-stakes contest with the BJP fielding Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, a constituency held by senior Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor for 3 straight phrases. The two leaders, simply days earlier than the Lok Sabha elections start, have stated that they’d welcome a debate on points regarding the constituency.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar lately stated that he’s able to debate with Mr Tharoor over improvement within the area.
Mr Tharoor promptly accepted the problem saying that voters within the constituency know who has been evading a debate. Â
“Yes, I welcome a debate. But the people of Thiruvananthapuram are aware of who has been evading a debate till now. Let us debate politics and development,” Shashi Tharoor wrote in a publish on X (previously Twitter).
“Let us debate price hike, unemployment, corruption, communalism, and the BJP’s 10 years of propagating politics of hatred. Let us also discuss about the development of Thiruvananthapuram and the visible progress we have made in last 15 years,” he added.
Yes, I welcome a debate. But the individuals of Thiruvananthapuram are conscious of who has been evading a debate until now.
Let us debate politics and improvement.
Let us debate worth hike, unemployment, corruption, communalism and the BJP’s 10 years of propagating politics of hatred.… pic.twitter.com/cJTHX5DC7G
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 7, 2024
The Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency has been witnessing a high-voltage ballot marketing campaign as each events contemplate it a status battle. This would be the first Lok Sabha contest for Mr Chandrasekhar, who’s the Minister of State for Information Technology and Skill Development, and is at the moment an MP from the Rajya Sabha.
The alternative of the Union Minister for the Thiruvananthapuram seat is a sign of the BJP’s deal with the southern states, the place it had didn’t make a big dent in 2019, successful solely 29 of the 129 seats (130 together with Puducherry). At 25, most of those got here from Karnataka and the remaining from Telangana. Both of these states at the moment are dominated by the Congress.
Kerala is about to vote to elect its 20 Lok Sabha MPs on April 26. Results shall be declared on June 4.
