Senior Congress leader and Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly on Friday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) filed a charge sheet against the CM’s daughter in the case involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).
In a relief to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Vijayan, the Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed two revision petitions challenging Vigilance Court orders that refused to order probes into corruption allegations against them and other public officials.
Coming together of states feeling threatened by the delimitation exercise heralds a new beginning of a movement to shape the country’s future and save federalism and democracy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Friday, on the eve of the first meeting of the Join-Action Committee (JAC) of all the southern states besides West Bengal and Punjab, in Chennai.
Speaking to a Malayalam news channel on Tuesday, BJP leader Jacob Thomas said there is a mystery behind Pinarayi Vijayan’s meeting with Sitharaman.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday extended his support to the conference organized by his Tamil Nadu counterpart and DMK supremo MK Stalin in Chennai against the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
Speaking at the inauguration of the 35th State Conference of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Vijayan alleged that the Congress is retreating from its commitment to fighting the BJP.
Vijayan said the BJP has been making electoral gains in several states due to the Congress’ lack of a firm position against the saffron party.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday denied the opposition's charge that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled in the Assembly, confirmed that there was huge corruption in the purchase of PPE kits during the COVID-19 period.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the Centre and the University Grants Commission (UGC) are attempting to destabilize the state's higher education system through the latest UGC draft regulations.
Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Friday said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should respond to the allegations of corruption related to investment made by Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) in the financially struggling Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL).
