Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) A fresh political flashpoint is set to erupt in the Kerala Assembly with the CAG flagging the transfer of Rs 262.06 crore from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to the Consolidated Fund, raising questions over financial management during the previous Pinarayi Vijayan government.The 2024-25 economic review report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, tabled on Tuesday in the Assembly, said the transfer was carried out in an irregular manner a…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday alleged corruption behind the proposal in the state Budget to grant tax concessions for low-alcohol liquor, triggering a sharp confrontation in the Kerala Assembly.Speaking during the discussion on the Opposition’s notice seeking an adjournment motion on the issue, Vijayan alleged that the move was aimed at facilitating undue gains for a private liquor company.The Opposition leader claimed that the tax proposal…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) A day after being asked to head an ad hoc committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), Ramesh Pisharody, known for his wit and humour, carried the same flair into the Kerala Assembly in his debut speech. The Palakkad Congress MLA’s maiden speech in the Budget debate made the House laugh, but also delivered pointed political punches.Pisharody began by thanking the people of Palakkad for electing him, before targeting the Left over its defea…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IANS) A political row erupted in the Kerala Assembly on Monday after Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan brought a bottle containing the alleged water used in the police water cannon during the AIYF-AISF protest march, accusing the government of using polluted water against demonstrators. The protest march against the government’s stand on the PM SHRI scheme, in which CPI leader K. Rajan MLA and other activists participated, saw police deploying water cannons nea…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s maiden Budget, questioning the government’s claim of a financial crisis and alleging that the document lacked a vision for the state’s future.Reacting to the Budget, Vijayan said the narrative built around Kerala being in a severe financial crisis, first through the White Paper and later repeated during the Budget presentation, app…
Kannur (Kerala), June 11 (IANS) The shock defeat suffered by the CPI-M in its traditional strongholds of Taliparamba and Payyannur in the Kerala Assembly polls has now opened a fresh internal battle within the party, with two former hardcore party leaders, now MLAs, launching a direct attack on the leadership of state Secretary M.V. Govindan and former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Taliparamba MLA T.K. Govindan and Payyannur MLA V. Kunhikrishnan, once considered loyal soldiers of the CPI-M or…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) A sharp exchange erupted between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the Assembly on Thursday over the preparation of the White Paper on Kerala’s financial position.The confrontation began after Vijayan alleged that the White Paper was not prepared by the Finance Department and was a political document.His remarks came after CM Satheesan said that several previous White Papers had also carried political dimensions.Vijayan sa…
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…
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…