Two ‘Vikasana Munnetta Jathas’ led by Kerala’s Left Democratic front flagged off on February 18, 2011 concluded on March 2nd 2011. The two zonal marches highlighted the achievements of the pro-people policies taken by the LDF government and also exposed the anti-people policies pursued by the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and earlier UDF government in the state.
CPI state secretary C K Chandrappan, off in Kochi the southern region rally led by state Home Minister and CPI(M) polit bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan flagged off the northern region march at Manjeswaram (Kasargod), led by CPI legislative party leader and Food and Civil Supplies Minister C Divakaran.
The northern march from Manjeswaram (Kasargod), led by Divakaran, started its journey covered seven districts of Kasargod, Kannur, Wynad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palghat and concluded at Trichur. Similarly the other Jatha led by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, traveled through Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and culminated at Trivandrum.
Both the jathas were organised as a part of the massive LDF campaign that was going on in the state explaining the need to defeat the anti-people policies of the UDF. The Jathas covered all the 140 assembly constituencies of the state and massive meetings were organized in all the constituencies.
CPIM State Secretary inaugurated the concluding function of the southern regional march in Trivandrum. He said "LDF is well prepared to face the polls and will retrun to power for the second consecutive term. He urged all LDF sympathisers to come out to work for the victory of each and every LDF candidates. Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the UDF was attacking Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan as part of a strategy to escape from the scandals involving their leaders. Pinarayi alleged that the recent bomb blast at Nadapuram was part of a conspiracy hatched by Muslim League and a terrorist organisation. The bombs had exploded when they were being made as part of a larger conspiracy for creating violence in the State to divert the attention from the ongoing controversies in which the League leaders were involved. A certain section of League leaders had a close relation with this terrorist organisation which was part of a larger national and international network, he said. CPI national executive member Panniyan Ravindran, RSP state secretary V P Ramakrishna Pillai, jatha members Transport Minister Jose Thettayil, Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran, Water Resources Minister N K Premachandran, Ports Minister V Surendran Pillai, NCP leader Mammen Iype, Congress (S) leader P M Joy and Law Minister M. Vijayakumar and Forests Minister Benoy Viswom were among those who were present. V Sivankutty MLA presided over the function. Around 25,000 peoples participated in the valedictory function.
The Northern Regional jatha concluded in Thrissur and the valeditory function was inaugurated by Com. Vaikom Viswan, Convenor of Left Democratic Front. He said that seat-sharing talks of the LDF would be held on March 10.
