Summary:
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (PTI) Greeting the people on the eve of the Republic Day, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday called for a collective struggle to protect the essence of the Constitution, which according to him, is under threat due to the communal politics rooted in sectarianism.
In a veiled attack on the policies of the Centre, the Chief Minister, in a statement, alleged that the communal politics prevail in the country seeks to grab power of the states by weakening its federal structure.
"It is destroying the concept of a nation based on secularism," Vijayan said and cautioned against the bid to make it a country based on majority religion.
He lamented that the very essence of the democracy is being eroded.
"A collective struggle against these dangers needs to emerge strong from the democrats.
On this Republic Day, let us pledge that the essence of the Constitution will not be lost," Vijayan said.