THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Buoyed by the huge success in the

, the

high power committee that met here on Monday decided to enact a bill in the state assembly to protect the beliefs and rituals of

if elected to power.

The UDF meeting concluded that people of Kerala elected the front as the only credible alternative to BJP’s fascism and LDF’s anti-people measures. “The continuance of

in office is only of technical nature as the front only has majority in 16 assembly constituencies now,” said opposition leader

.

Speaking after the UDF meeting, the opposition leader said Sabarimala was the crucial factor in the Lok Sabha elections and the people of the state stood with the UDF on this. “Hence it is the duty of the UDF to protect the interests of the believers. When the UDF comes back to power in the state, it will enact a law to protect the beliefs of Sabarimala,” he said.

The UDF meeting observed that never in the history of the state the LDF has gone down in vote share. Even in 2004, when the LDF won 18 seats, the difference between the UDF and LDF in the vote share was only marginal. However, this time the LDF has gone down in such a manner that they have upper hand in 16 assembly constituencies only.

“This is the biggest ever victory of the UDF in the state and nine of our candidates have secured a majority of more than one lakh. When there were reports that the BJP would be a major threat in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur, the election has proved that only the Congress can fight against the BJP,” said

.

On the infighting within the

(M), the UDF decided not to interfere for the time being and urged the party leaders to settle the issue at the earliest. “The Kerala Congress will settle the issue themselves and we have told them that all decisions taken should be to strengthen the front,” said Chennithala.