Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan has sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raising concerns over the delay in publishing detailed and authenticated data related to the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9, calling for immediate corrective steps to uphold transparency.In his letter circulated to the media on Monday, Satheesan pointed out that three days after polling concluded, the Election Commission is yet to releas…
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 (IANS) Congress MP Kumari Selja on Sunday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for attempting to “communalise” people. She called the BJP-led Central government as the “government of slogans”. The Congress leader also highlighted the issues of fishermen in Kerala and the issue of human-animal conflict.Selja was in Kochi to campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala.Accusing the BJP, she told IANS, “The BJP always tries to communalise. That is their hallm…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) It was colour, culture and crowds all the way as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled through the heart of Thiruvananthapuram in a high-energy roadshow that transformed the capital’s streets into a vibrant political carnival on Saturday evening.Landing at the city airport by helicopter after a rally in Tiruvalla, PM Modi’s convoy moved towards Killipalam, near the bustling Chalai Market, where the roadshow formally began.But long before Prime Minister Modi rea…
Patna, March 30 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, alleged on Monday that Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, resigned from his post as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under pressure from the BJP.Reacting to the development, Tejashwi said that while it is customary for a leader elected to another legislative body to resign from their earlier position, the situation in Nitish Kumar’s case appears different.“This is not just a procedural matter. The decision has been ta…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) A total of 676 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the April 9 elections to the 140-member Kerala Assembly, setting the stage for a keenly contested electoral battle.The deadline for filing nominations was 5 p.m. on Monday.The scrutiny of the submitted nomination papers will be held on Tuesday, a crucial step that will determine the validity of candidatures.The window for withdrawal of nominations remains open until March 26, after which the fina…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) The death of five patients following a fire at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has snowballed into a major controversy, with Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, on Saturday demanding an immediate and transparent investigation. The fire, which broke out early this week in the hospital’s multi-speciality ventilator unit, was brought under control soon after.At the time, authorities had swiftly shifted patients from the int…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command wrapped up the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had completed one of the fastest and most cohesive candidate finalisations in its history.Addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, Satheesan said all 140 candidates of the UDF had…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and high-voltage drama.In the 140-member Kerala Assembly, the party will contest 92 seats, while extending support in three constituencies to rebel leaders who have broken ranks with the CPI-M.The delayed ann…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Several sitting Lok Sabha members of the Congress have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF may have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in the Opposition.Senior leaders believe the favourable political climate could translate into victory, prompting many MPs to explore a return to state politics in the hope of securing positions in a future state Cabinet.The p…
Varkala (Kerala), March 4 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday accused the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of deliberately weakening the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, alleging that the failure to file a charge sheet within 90 days enabled key accused and senior CPI-M leader A. Padmakumar, to secure statutory bail.Addressing the media soon after the news came that Padmakumar had secured bail, Satheesan said that under the law, an accused is entitle…