The union leadership has instructed shaka managers
Vellappally Natesan
Alappuzha: Even as SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has called upon the workers to do the groundwork for the local body elections, many local leaders of Kuttanad are not for playing party politics in the name of Yogam.
Mr Natesan has already taken a strong pitch for floating a broad Hindutva party for the Assembly elections next year.
A Yogam convention held at Kanichukulangra here on Friday had decided to field candidates in the local body elections next month. Kanichukulangara and Chengannur unions have come up with roadmaps for contesting all wards as independent candidates.
A union leader from Kuttanad told DC, “the Yogam leadership has already issued a notice saying that there would be no compulsion on members to join politics.”
Mr Ratheesh Kannamparambil, a Yogam council member from Chengannur, said, “at present, candidates will contest as independents and the Yogam will not seek anyone’s support in the local body elections. The idea of a broad Hindutva party came after arriving at a shaka (branch) level consensus,” he said.
The union leadership has instructed shaka managers to conduct ward-level conventions to find appropriate candidates. “ Panchayat- level co-ordination committees have already been set up to establish tie- up with allies. The Kanichukulangara union will contest all five panchayats, including Mararikulangara North, Chethala South, Kanjikuzhi, Muhamma and Thanneermukkam”, said Mr Mahesh, secretary.
Alappuzha district having a population of 2,121,943 has been divided into 38 panchayats, six municipalities and 12 block panchayats .
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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