KC(B) protests against UDF sidelining Pillai

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 29. The Kerala Congress(B) today strongly protested against the UDF leadership's action sidelining its chairman, Mr. R. Balakrishna Pillai.

In a resolution at its State committee meeting, the party said that the UDF leadership had failed to do justice to Mr. Pillai who was one of the founder member of the UDF and had always fought the LDF tooth and nail, particularly during the last five years.

The resolution said that Mr. Pillai did not falter even when several politically motivated court cases were foisted on him, and continued to be in the forefront of the UDF and the various agitations it led. The resolution also recalled Mr. Pillai's participation in the Kerala Mochana Yatra, undertaken by Mr. A.K. Antony from Manjeswaram to Parassala.

It underscored the fact that Mr. Pillai had played a prominent role in bringing back to the UDF several powerful social organisations, which had been responsible for its electoral defeat in 1996. ``There is no doubt that Mr. Pillai's farsightedness and political acumen also had an important role in ensuring a creditable victory to the UDF," the resolution added. The party reminded the UDF leadership that its contributions to the victory of the coalition could not be under-emphasised even though it had won only two seats. When most of the coalition partners always attempted to increase their relative strengths in the Assembly, Parliament and other committees, Mr. Pillai always strove to ensure the victory of the Congress candidates to Parliament from his strong-holds.

Presiding over the State committee meeting, Mr. Pillai reportedly expressed dissatisfaction at the way the UDF Government is functioning. He wanted the Antony Government to take urgent action to implement the UDF's election promises. He wanted the State Government to take hard decisions to enable the State to overcome the huge financial burden left behind by the LDF Government.

The meeting was attended by the Transport Minister, Mr. K.B. Ganesh Kumar, and other office-bearers of the party.

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