THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Priyanka Gandhi adding on to Rahul Gandhi's attack on the Chief Minister. Pinarayi still after Rahul regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Congress adding to the attack by saying that Pinarayi did not criticize the BJP because of the BJP-CPM alliance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocking Rahul by leaning on Pinarayi. The growing rigging and double vote complaints are followed by allegations of vote trading and personal assassinations. With three days left for campaigning in the state, the three fronts are fighting tooth and nail.

Rahul Gandhi's question of why the Modi government, which jailed two opposition Chief Ministers, is letting the Kerala Chief Minister, who is accused of corruption, walk free and the Chief Minister's sarcastic reply to the question was already heating up the campaign while Priyanka also repeated Rahul Gandhi's question. This raises concerns about the future of the opposition INDIA front itself and casts a shadow over the Congress-Left friendship outside Kerala. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has added fuel to the fire by taunting that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is criticizing Rahul Gandhi in language harsher than himself, aiming at the INDIA front.

The Chief Minister, who once again lashed out at Rahul Gandhi for his silence on the Citizenship Act, openly said that Rahul has a Sangh Parivar mind. At the same time, it is noteworthy that Priyanka Gandhi stated that if the INDIA Front comes to power, the Citizenship Act will be repealed. It is clear that Congress senses the danger of CPM unilaterally scoring a goal by putting Congress on the defensive on the citizenship issue affecting Muslims. There may also be pressure from the KPCC leadership.

Fake vote strikes back

The party was on the defensive with allegations that the CPM local leader tampered with the vote of a 92-year-old woman during home voting in Kalliasseri, Kasaragod. While K Sudhakaran alleged that this was a habit of the CPM, LDF convener EP Jayarajan argued that it was due to the old woman's poor eyesight. Yesterday, in similar incidents in Kannur and Kozhikode, the CPM accused the Congress of false voting and suspended a few officials. This was a setback for Congress.

The LDF has accused the UDF of trying to influence voters by paying money for the UDF candidate in the Attingal constituency. UDF denied this but both sides are cautious. Vadakara is burning with allegations and counter-allegations regarding the cyber attack against KK Shailaja and the Pannoor bomb blast.