KALPETTA: Rashtriya Yuva Janata Dal Wayanad District President Ajmal Sajid filed a complaint with the District Collector who is also the District Returning Officer against Wayanad NDA candidate K Surendran for making hate speech in a press conference. It is alleged that K Surendran said that Christians are being neglected while sharing resources in Kerala. According to the complaint, such remarks are creating communal ghettos and fostering religious rivalry.

Christians not getting benefits: K Surendran

K Surendran, an NDA candidate from Wayanad, said that while sharing resources in Kerala, Christians, who are the main minority, are being neglected. When the benefits including scholarships are distributed, 80 percent are given to Muslims while Christians receive 20 percent. Kerala has become a state that denies benefits to Christians. Only those who have an organized vote bank get benefits. Left and right fronts in the state have a stepmother approach towards Christians. Surendran also said that the BJP is the only party that has demanded that Christians be guaranteed proportional representation.

NDA files complaint

NDA filed a complaint with the Election Commission against the student rally held in Kalpetta demanding the victory of LDF candidate Annie Raja. NDA Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency Convenor and BJP District President Prashant Malavayal filed a complaint against Annie Raja for allegedly using children for the election campaign. The complaint is against the demonstration led by left-wing student organizations in Kalpetta on the 20th.