Kannur: “PWD Minister G. Sudhakaran is suffering from cataract and needs urgency surgery to correct his vision as he cannot distinguish between sparrows and eagles,” according to Mr Suresh Keezhattur, representative of ‘Vayalkilikal,’ the action council of farmers agitating against the takeover of the paddy fields for NH bypass at Taliparamba. He was reacting to the statement of Mr Sudhakaran in the Assembly on Tuesday that Vayalkilikal (paddy sparrows) are not sparrows but eagles.
He said that Mr Sudhakaran had forgotten the party’s historic past and hence paddy sparrows were eagles in his eyes. Mr Suresh also asked the minister to withdraw his statement as he was unaware of the facts. The venue of the agitation, a temporary pandal, was set on fire after arresting the last volunteer of the agitation, he said. It was evidence of the government’s fascist attitude.
The agitators were trying to resist the takeover the land by pouring diesel over their bodies. Even those who were part of the ruling front had realised the truth and extended support to the ‘Vayalkilikal,’ he pointed out. The state will witness a massive march to Keezhattur on March 25. Will the CPM leadership prevent the people from the solidarity march?, he asked.
AIYF leaders to meet Vayalkilikal
A team of All-India Youth Federation(AIYF), the youth wing of the CPI, led by state secretary Mahesh Kakkath would visit Keezhattur to meet the agitators. The state committee of AIYF which met here on Tuesday decided to extent support to the farmers’ agitation. The move has the blessings of CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran, it is believed. The CPI has been supporting the agitation from the beginning.
