NCP faction’s merger with AIFB to be formalised on Oct. 4

Following its merger with the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), a constituent of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by N.A. Muhammed Kutty, former State president, will remain steadfast in supporting the AIFB’s alignment with the INDIA bloc and carry forward its fight against the Chief Election Commissioner and the alleged discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Mr. Muhammed Kutty has said.

The merger meeting, to be attended by AIFB national general secretary G. Devarajan and Mr. Muhammed Kutty, will be held at the Ernakulam Town Hall on Sunday. Mr. Muhammed Kutty claimed that a majority of the party’s committees had backed the merger decision, barring a few that chose to align with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).