Kozhikode District Congress Committee President K. Praveenkumar has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) of facilitating the election of BJP councilor Vineetha Sajeevan as the Chairperson of the Kozhikode Corporation Standing Committee on Taxes and Appeals.
On Wednesday, he claimed before the media that there was no wrongdoing on the part of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in filing the nomination for the election or in voting. It was left to the political party with the highest number of councillors, the CPI(M), to decide who should head the standing committees.
The UDF has been unofficially informed that it will get the post of chairman of only one standing committee. However, Mr. Praveenkumar alleged that the CPI(M) also helped the BJP win the post of Chairman of the Committee on Taxation and Appeals after its member abstained. He alleged that it was part of a deal between the CPI(M) and the BJP.
Published – 14 Jan 2026 21:37 IST
