Thiruanathapuram, Jan. 28 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday slammed the Congress for merely criticising the left ruling parties, and said that it has now become a "recruiting agency" for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Kerala CM was speaking during the state assembly session.

Asserting that action without ideology was impossible for Left movements, CM Vijayan questioned whether the Congress, in its current form, can politically fight prevailing fascism and declared that the party has now become a "recruiting agency" for the BJP.

Addressing the motion of thanks to Governor Rajendra Arlekar, the Kerala CM listed several leaders who joined the BJP after leaving Congress.

He further claimed that in states where ...