Kerala Archbishop Promises BJP A Lok Sabha Seat In 2024, On A Condition
NDTV
Welcoming his statement, Kerala BJP chief K Surendran said the Centre would respond positively to the suggestion.
An influential archbishop in Kerala has offered to help the BJP open its account in Kerala in the 2024 parliament elections if the Centre increases the rubber price procurement price to Rs 300 per kg.
Metropolitan archbishop of Thalassery archdiocese in Kannur district, Joseph Pamplany, said he had made the offer on behalf of farmers distressed at the falling price of rubber, and not on behalf of the Catholic Church. He said he had mentioned the BJP as it was the ruling party at the Centre.
Welcoming his statement, Kerala BJP chief K Surendran said the Centre would respond positively to the suggestion.
The BJP, in a press conference on Monday, also accused the ruling Left front in Kerala, and the Congress, of treating Christians in the state like a "vote bank" and not allowing them to express their views freely if they favour the party in power at the Centre.
