Wary are the ways of Congress.

At last after enough hibernation and paraphernalia Congress list for Kerala is out. The much awaited candidature of Hybi Eaden was torpedoed by the Congress caucus. The credit for this goes to nonagenarian leader K Karunakaran because he is the first one to fully endorse Eden’s candidature and that too in a desperate bid to avoid K V Thomas. The Congress High Command too now senses cunningly like Karaunakarn and hence Thomas got the berth in Ernakualm. Thomas would, of course, cast a tough fight there but not of the kind that Eden would show.

Congress has finished yet another big folly by fielding sitting MLAs as contestants. There are leaders other than sitting MLAs to display a tough fight in many constituencies but the Congress bigwigs have determined to spoil State money for conducting by-poll in Assembly Constituencies. Furthermore, the commitment of both the Fronts in women empowerment is admirable. They have given only five percent reservation for women instead of 33 percent proposed in the Women Reservation Bill. The insinuation is the Women Reservation Bill is never going to be accepted in the Parliament.

K A Solaman