Pinarayi Vijayan faces rare censure within CPI(M) after LS polls drub

For the first time since he was elected to power in 2016, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the administration he runs has come under censure of his party, CPI, in the backdrop of the Left Democratic Front ’s severe drubbing in the recent Lok Sabha polls. Pinarayi Vijayan faces rare censure within CPI after LS polls drub A five-day review undertaken by the CPI’s state committee and state secretariat, which came to an end on Thursday, pointed to the dissatisfaction among the public towards the Vijayan-led government and the failure to implement its promises as among the principal reasons for the LDF’s defeat, said sources. The failure of the government in delivering welfare pensions on time, absence of provisions at civil supply stores especially during price rise and the perceived failure of the police to tackle lawlessness and rising crime rates were all seen as reasons,” said a senior party leader who attended the meetings, adding that the police came under the home department which is among the chief minister’s portfolios added to his criticism. At the same time, when questioned whether CM Vijayan will be asked to change his ‘style’ of functioning, the CPI leader shot back, “What style should the chief minister change?