LDF will rule Kerala for long', says Achuthanandan

KOZHIKODE: Crediting his Government with launching a series of programmes benefiting all sections of people, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan yesterday said the LDF had become so powerful and people-friendly that the state would no more witness the political arrangement of LDF and UDF coming to power alternatively.

`Though the state has so far witnessed the two Fronts returning to power in turns, the arrangement will come to an end as the LDF has emerged quite powerful to remain in power for long', he said addressing a regional rally of CPI (M) volunteers held here to mark party stalwarts late A K Gopalan and E M S Namboodiripad's death anniversaries.

While the CPI (M)-led LDF had made it a habit of initiating people-oriented schemes whenever it came to power, Congress-led UDF, on the contrary, used to push the state backward by ignoring developmental activities, he said.

`You can be rest assured that LDF and UDF exchanging power in successive elections will not happen anymore as the UDF will not be able to rest power from us', he said.

Listing out his Government's achievements, the CPI (M) politburo member said besides writing off farm loans up to Rs.25, 000, it had also launched several projects like Smart City and Infro Park to generate job opportunities.

The UDF's attempts to `hoodwink' people by accusing LDF of being `anti-development' backfired severely in the 2004 Lok Sabha and 2006 assembly polls as the latter won 19 of the 20 seats and two-thirds majority respectively, he said.

Paying rich tributes to AKG and EMS, he said the state only stood to benefit by pursuing the path shown by them.