Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) A political storm erupted on Saturday over the Budget proposal allowing a lower tax structure for low-alcohol beverages, with former Kerala Excise Minister and CPI-M leader M.B. Rajesh attacking the move and the present Excise Minister M. Liju dismissing allegations of a new liquor policy. Reacting to Rajesh’s charges, Minister Liju said the Budget announcement by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan was only a financial exercise involving taxation of wine and liquor …
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) For perhaps the first time in recent Kerala political history, the once tightly controlled inner circles of the CPI(M) have turned into arenas of open anger, frustration and brutal introspection, with former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and party state secretary M.V. Govindan facing an extraordinary wave of criticism across district committee and secretariat meetings following the Left Democratic Front’s crushing Assembly election defeat.What has especially…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a stunning electoral setback for the ruling Left, a majority of the outgoing Cabinet led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been voted out, signalling a decisive shift in Kerala’s political landscape.Of the 21 member Cabinet, 20 ministers contested the polls, and as many as 13 of them were defeated, marking one of the most significant reverses for an incumbent government in recent times.Even as the final tally has not been declared by the Election Commis…