Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) With the Assembly election campaign entering its final and most intense phase, Kerala’s political discourse is being shaped by a high stakes challenge, an open debate between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan.What began as a political dare has quickly evolved into a potential centrepiece of the campaign narrative.Satheesan’s call for a public debate on development has been met with a guarded but clear willingness …
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) A political controversy has erupted in Kerala after the state government released front-page advertisements in several leading newspapers on Thursday highlighting what it described as the “changes brought about by the LDF government” in sectors that were allegedly in poor shape during the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) regime (2011-16).Issued through the state-run Information and Public Relations Department (I&PRD), the advertisements contrasted…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) With Assembly elections round the corner, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government has rolled out what is being seen as a significant welfare intervention – one that could double as a political booster in the months ahead.Taking to his social media page, Vijayan said the State on Wednesday launched the ‘Women’s Safety Pension Scheme’, transferring Rs 1,000 each to 10,18,042 beneficiaries within two hours of its state-level inauguration at noon.”The speed of disbu…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) BJP president in Kerala, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the LDF government, accusing it of economic mismanagement, lack of vision, and failure to utilise borrowed funds for real development. He also said that only the development model pursued by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government can revive Kerala’s economy.Addressing a press meet here, Chandrasekhar said there was nothing inherently wrong with taking loans, but …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, alleging that the State’s fiscal credibility had been “completely destroyed” and that the LDF government was merely shifting its financial burden to the next dispensation.Echoing the criticism, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty termed the document “the best budget of a failed government.”…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Thursday presented his sixth consecutive budget of the LDF government in the Kerala Assembly, opting for a full budget despite Assembly elections being scheduled later this year, when conventionally a vote-on-account is presented.The final budget of the second-term Pinarayi Vijayan government places strong emphasis on social security, healthcare, education and inclusive welfare measures, with a series of announcements aim…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Thursday presented the sixth consecutive Budget of the LDF government in the Kerala Assembly, placing strong emphasis on welfare spending, infrastructure development and resistance to what he described as sustained fiscal neglect by the Centre.The Vijayan government has gone ahead with a full budget even as the Assembly elections are scheduled this year, and as per the convention, a vote-on-account budget is presented.Ope…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 26 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Monday underlined that India is not a theocratic nation but an inclusive republic that embraces all its citizens equally, asserting that the country’s strength lies in its ability to absorb diversity without losing its cultural essence.Addressing the Republic Day parade at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Arlekar said India has upheld democratic values for the past 76 years and is today recognised globally as the “m…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26 (IANS) The 77th Republic Day celebrations were held on a grand scale across Kerala on Monday, but the official ceremony in the state capital was marked by a fresh flashpoint in the ongoing standoff between the Governor and the LDF government.At the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Governor Rajendra Arlekar hoisted the national flag, inspected the parade comprising various contingents, and received the ceremonial salute.However, in a departure from convention, the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan, on Saturday, launched a sharp attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government over the handling of the Sabarimala gold theft case, alleging serious lapses by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) due to pressure from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) which, he said, enabled the primary accused to secure statutory bail. Speaking to the media here, Satheesan said the SIT’s failure to file charge sheets w…