kozhikode cpm politburo member s ramachandran pillai said the central government was waiting for an opportunity to intervene in the unlawful activities prevention act uapa issue if at all kerala government issues any order against invoking uapa in the state speaking at a seminar organised by the dyfi on democratic society and pseudo maoists here on sunday he said the central government would intervene by citing violation of the constitution if the state government issues any order against slapping of uapahe was referring to the slapping of uapa against two cpm workers by police for alleged maoist links at pantheerankavustating that cpm remains steadfast in the stand that uapa was a draconian law and should not exist in the country pillai however said party and the government were different entities the government cannot implement all the wishes of the party it can only function within the framework of the constitution and the law pillai saidhe said as opposed to other states kerala had some additional provisions with regard to uapa cases including a committee headed by a retired high court judge for granting permission for prosecutionthe government would intervene at the earliest opportunity available under law he added the arrest of cpm activists allan shuhaib and thaha fazal on november 1 for alleged maoist links had put the ldf government and the cpm in the defensive with even left front constituents like cpi coming out strongly against the decision