Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) With 71 newly elected legislators entering the Kerala Assembly, a special study class on parliamentary practices will be held on June 17 to familiarise them with the rules, traditions and conventions of the House.The Kerala Assembly has 140 members, which includes 102 in the treasury bench and 38 in the Opposition — 35 Left Front and three BJP legislators.Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan are scheduled to participate in the pr…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly witnessed a heated confrontation on Wednesday over allegations of politically motivated transfers of employees after the change of government, with former Chief Minister and Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan accusing power brokers and agents of controlling postings.The government, however, rejected the allegations, saying transfers were carried out strictly according to established norms.The Opposition’s adjournment motion seeking a discus…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) In his first address in the 16th Kerala Assembly on Tuesday, after a dramatic political comeback, veteran leader G. Sudhakaran delivered a blistering critique of Kerala’s cultural landscape, the younger generation, contemporary politics, and even the ideological direction of the Left movement itself. The speech carried added significance because it marked the Assembly return of one of the CPI(M)’s most prominent leaders, who spent more than five decades in t…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly witnessed its first major political confrontation of the new session on Tuesday when a debate on rising prices of essential commodities quickly escalated into an exchange between the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left opposition, culminating in a walkout led by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the present Leader of Opposition (LoP).Soon after the election of Deputy Speaker Shanimol Osman, the Opposition sought to corner …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) Congress legislator Shanimol Osman was on Tuesday elected Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, becoming the first woman from the party to occupy the post in 66 years and only the fourth woman in the state’s legislative history to hold the office.Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan declared Osman elected after a formal vote in the Assembly.The two-time legislator defeated CPI nominee and three-time MLA Muhammed Muhassin in an election that reflected the overwhe…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A political row erupted after only the opening portion of Vande Mataram was played before the Governor’s policy address in the Kerala Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, called the incident “shameful” while the Opposition maintained that singing the full song cannot be enforced upon citizens.Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday had publicly confirmed that Lok Bhavan had insisted on the full rendition of Vande Mataram during the ope…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) From being projected as the golden generation of the CPI(M) to becoming symbols of political arrogance and public backlash, the journey of Arya Rajendran and K.M. Sachin Dev, is perhaps one of the most dramatic political cautionary tales in recent Kerala politics.There was a time when the young couple embodied everything the party wanted to showcase before the public i.e. youth, energy, modernity and ideological commitment.At just 21, Arya scripted history by be…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) Even as Kerala prepares for the swearing in of V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister of the state on Monday, one prominent Congress leader will be missing from the high profile event in Thiruvananthapuram would be the flamboyant local MP Shashi Tharoor. But if recent political developments are any indication, Tharoor’s absence from the ceremony is unlikely to diminish his growing visibility within the Congress and Kerala politics.In a characteristically elegant s…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Former Defence Minister and veteran Congress leader, AK Antony, said on Thursday that he fully supports the decision of the party high command to name V.D. Satheesan as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala. Further, he appealed to people to give some time to Satheesan post the formation of the new state government.Speaking to IANS, he said: “I fully support the decision taken by the Congress high command. Sonia Gandhi, party President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sab…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After a gap of nearly fifteen years, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram again witnessed scenes of political frenzy on Thursday afternoon as Chief Minister-designate V. D. Satheesan arrived to a thunderous welcome from jubilant party workers and leaders.The last time the state Congress headquarters had seen such euphoric scenes was in 2011, when then Chief Minister-designate Oommen Chandy arrived after leading the UDF to a na…