Constitutional Amendment Bill part of Centre’s “vindictive politics”: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday accused the BJP and Sangh Parivar of launching a new conspiracy to hunt down non -BJP state governments, calling the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha part of the Centre’s political decision in that direction.

He alleged that the bill was a continuation of “vindictive politics” using central investigative agencies to persecute and destabilise state governments. Vijayan recalled that as part of such moves, even chief ministers and ministers holding constitutional responsibilities had earlier been jailed for long periods. “The frustration that they did not resign is behind the hasty introduction of the 130th Amendment,” he said.

He alleged that the move aimed to frame leaders in false cases, jail them, and then disqualify them, describing it as “a new experiment of neo- fascist politics.”

Chief Minister also criticised what he termed the BJP’s “strange logic” under which leaders arrested in corruption cases were treated as “pure” once they defected to the BJP. He said the party must explain under what constitutional morality such a practice is justified.

He further claimed that the fresh attempt to destabilise state governments was linked to ongoing efforts to strip states of their constitutional rights and to establish veto powers for governors over state legislatures.

Calling the move “anti-democratic,” Pinarayi Vijayan urged all believers in democracy to strongly protest against the Sangh Parivar’s political misuse of the Constitution. He said the 130th Amendment Bill must be opposed collectively.