CPM leaders predicts defeat for Congress-led UDF

Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will face a rout in the April 10 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, CPI(M) State Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said today.
Speaking at a programme of the Calicut Press Club here, Vijayan alleged that "poll surveys has no connection with the ground reality. Surveys are done as per the direction of the person who assigns such a thing," he said.
In the last state assembly elections, various surveys had predicted 82 to 96 seats for the UDF, he said, adding "at a time when the UDF was facing all sorts of problems in the present parliament polls, poll survey predicts 17 seats out of the total 20 seats in favour of UDF."

"Poll surveys have no credibility in the election scenario", he said.
Answering a querry on veteran leader V S Achuthanandan's absence from campaigning in northern Kerala, he said the leader of opposition was a highly respected leader in the party and his electioneering programmes were charted considering his age factor.
Lashing at Congress, Vijayan alleged that its leaders were showing "impatience" and trying to degrade a judge of the high court. A judge makes his observations after assessing facts before him, he said.
People have more important issues than the RMP leader T P Chandrasekharan's murder for discussion in the election, he said in an obvious reference to the statements by Defence Minister A K Antony.

On withdrawal of RSP from LDF front, Vijayan alleged RSP had betrayed the LDF. They had crossed over to UDF as per their plan, he accused.