Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly was thrown into chaos on Tuesday as the ruling front and the opposition clashed sharply over allegations that the investigation into the Sabarimala gold smuggling case was being deliberately derailed, and the protest ended with Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan leading the entire opposition out of the house for the day.Intense protests by the opposition forced repeated adjournments, turning the House into a scene of shouting matches, p…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly witnessed high drama on Monday after Speaker A.N. Shamseer denied permission to move an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on the alleged liberal grant of parole to convicted criminals with links to CPI(M).The ruling triggered protests by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), culminating in a boycott of the day’s proceedings led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan.The adjournment motion was moved by K.K. Rema, MLA and w…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, on Thursday wrote to the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly demanding that derogatory remarks and allegations made by State Ministers against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi be expunged from the official records of the House.Describing the remarks as a grave breach of parliamentary propriety, Satheesan said the Ministers’ conduct violated established rules, conventions and rulings governing Assembl…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday remained paralysed as the Opposition sharpened its attack on the CPI(M)-led government over the Sabarimala gold theft, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, asserting that the issue warranted ministerial resignations, not another round of legislative debate.Addressing the media outside the Assembly, LoP Satheesan said the Opposition had deliberately refrained from giving notice for a discussion as there was “nothi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday witnessed an unprecedented spectacle, with a viral parody song, already a roaring hit on social media, reverberating across the floor of the House amid a heated political confrontation over the Sabarimala gold theft case.The song, ‘Pottiye Ketti’, a parody of a hugely popular Sabarimala devotional hymn, shot to prominence after the controversy surfaced. Its lyrics, which allege that “comrades” were behind the theft of gold plates …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) CPI-M Kerala secretary M.V. Govindan on Saturday accused the media of misrepresenting the party’s stand against communalism in the wake of the controversy triggered by senior leader A.K. Balan’s remarks on the Marad riots.Govindan said criticism of communal forces was being deliberately portrayed as criticism against religion.He alleged that attacks on the RSS were being projected as attacks on Hinduism, while criticism of Jamaat-e-Islami was being portrayed…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 10 (IANS) A sharp political and inter-state row has broken out over the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, with the Kerala government firmly rejecting allegations of linguistic imposition following strong criticism from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.In a detailed statement posted on social media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the apprehensions raised over the Bill do not reflect either its content or its inclusive spirit.He asserted that Keral…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Political sparring over the Sabarimala gold theft case intensified on Thursday, with State Local Self-Government Minister M.B. Rajesh launching a sharp counter-attack against Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan, even as UDF convener and Congress Lok Sabha member Adoor Prakash reiterated that he has not been summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).Responding to Satheesan’s allegations against the SIT, Rajesh said the Opposition leader had “performed a co…
Varkala, Dec 30 (IANS) Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, on Tuesday, described “One Caste, One Religion, One God” as a great and timeless slogan, saying that Sree Narayana Guru stood at the forefront of guiding society towards the future. He was inaugurating the 93rd Sivagiri Theerthadanam conference at Sivagiri, one of Kerala’s most important spiritual and social gatherings rooted in the Guru’s reformist legacy.Vice-President Radhakrishnan said the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru had played a …
Palakkad, Dec 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured justice to the family of Ram Narayan, the migrant worker who was beaten to death by a mob at Attappallam in Walayar and said strict action would be taken against all those responsible for the crime that has shaken Kerala.In a statement on Monday, the Chief Minister said a special investigation team led by the Palakkad Superintendent of Police is probing the case and has been directed to examine all aspects of the incident …