00:00It's CPM's M.A. Baby who's met Kejriwal now.
00:04M.A. Baby seeks opposition's joint fight against the Election Commission.
00:07CPM says, and I quote,
00:09Election Commission is behaving in a highly authoritarian manner.
00:13Opposition parties must unite against the Election Commission.
00:17Powerful struggle needed to expose the EC.
00:20Kejriwal to discuss way forward.
00:22CPM invites Kejriwal to join programmes in Keralam.
00:25In fact, CPM also goes ahead to say
00:28that ED is an extension department of the BJP government.
00:31CPM alleges targeted move against Vijayan.
00:34He's also, M.A. Baby has also gone ahead to add
00:37Kejriwal, Shisodhya were victims of the ED.
00:39He's flagged the former Chief Secretary's claim
00:42on the Chief Election Commissioner,
00:44saying CEC is still working as the BJP government employee.
00:47India block meet is scheduled for September 30th
00:51and that is where they shall be strategising
00:54for their way forward as a united front
00:58up against this entire issue
01:00over the Election Commission SIRL.
01:03Let's quickly listen into what he said first.
01:05We should work together in exposing
01:08the authoritarian and illegal manner
01:11in which the Election Commission of India,
01:14especially the Chief Election Commission,
01:16has been behaving.
01:18We also have to note
01:20that a former Chief Secretary of Kerala
01:22has now revealed that when Mr. Ganesh Kumar
01:27was a civil servant working with the Home Ministry
01:30of the country,
01:32he was trying to, he tried to influence
01:34the Kerala Chief Secretary
01:36to join BJP and try to become a minister.
01:41Anmol Bali joins us on the broadcast with more details.
01:44Anmol, very good afternoon to you firstly.
01:47We've been seeing since the last two days in fact
01:51how all of the opposition parties have been
01:54in conversation amongst each other
01:57to come about and form a united front,
01:59the India Block Plus that has been doing the rounds.
02:02That's the name that's been doing the rounds.
02:03Now, MAPB further goes ahead to take the jibe,
02:07not just restricting it to the Election Commission
02:10as a constitutional body
02:11and what they say an extension or an employee of the BJP,
02:15but brings in the entire opposition's narrative
02:18against agencies like the Enforcement Directorate as well.
02:23Shia, as you know, only three days are left
02:25for a 30th September India Alliance meeting
02:28where we can see that all major opposition party leaders
02:32are expected to meet in the national capital
02:34to discuss about their future plan
02:37to corner the BJP and Election Commission
02:39over the Indian Express story.
02:40And now today we have seen that I met Bibi,
02:42CTIM General Secretary,
02:44today met AAP National Convener,
02:45Arnit Kajriwal to invite him
02:47to participate in programs in Kerala.
02:49He discussed the main purpose of this meeting
02:52was to discuss about the ED action
02:54against the former CM of Kerala, Pinyar and Vijayan.
02:57We have also seen that he has also accused
03:00Ganesh Kumar and Devi cited claims
03:02by former Kerala Chief Secretary
03:05that Ganesh Kumar, while serving in Union Home Ministry,
03:08had tried to persuade him to join BJP
03:10and become a minister
03:11and accused CEC of acting as BJP
03:14and working for the government's interests.
03:17And he also clarified that he hasn't invited
03:20Arvind Kajriwal for the India Alliance meeting
03:23because it is the work of the main opposition party
03:25in Congress here.
03:26But clearly we are seeing that now
03:27opposition parties,
03:29India Alliance parties have started meetings
03:30to discuss and coordinate
03:32for the upcoming framework
03:35to target the BJP and Election Commission
03:38over the CEC shoot.
03:41Thank you for putting that into context for our viewers.
