Padayorukkam rally: Congress set to show its might on finale

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress is set to stage a show strength on the concluding day of the Padayorukkam rally led by  Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala at Shanghumugham beach here on December  1.    AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address the rally to be attended by over  one lakh people at 5.30 p.m.   He will hold talks with the  KPCC leaders  the next day  and also attend the birth centenary of RSP leader Baby John at Senate Hall. Mr Rahul Gandhi will arrive at the Thiruvananthapuram airport at 4 p.m. on Friday and  proceed to the beach.

Mr Chennithala said in Kollam on Tuesday that    the CPM-CPI spat had hit the ruling front badly.  The two allies were taking cudgels against each other every day, he told reporters.  “Governance has come to a standstill. The LDF government’s programmes, Haritha Keralam, Aardram, LIFE mission etc, have derailed. The only thing  happening these days is   encroachment,”  he said and added  that a  UDF delegation will visit the controversial Kurinjimala on December 6.