Senior Congress leader and Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, has written to the Election Commission seeking the rescheduling of the bypoll in Palakkad due to the Kalpathi Ratholsavam.
The Congress-led UDF opposition walked out of the Kerala Assembly on Friday in protest against the Speaker’s refusal to allow a notice moved by a UDF MLA to adjourn the House and discuss the Justice Hema Committee report, which exposed the condition of women in the Malayalam film industry.
The Kerala Assembly session was adjourned on Monday following the fierce protests by UDF MLAs over the alleged sidelining of 49 questions submitted by the Opposition to the ‘unstarred’ list.
Seeking leave for the adjournment motion, Rema raised the issue of women's safety, citing different incidents. She said in the assembly that incidents of violence against women and children are on the rise in the state.
The Congress-led UDF opposition on Tuesday walked out of the Kerala Assembly, accusing the LDF government of trying to protect the CPI-M leaders in Kozhikode allegedly involved in the PSC membership-for-cash scam.
Vishnunath said around 118 policemen were needed on an average for a police station to function effectively. However, in many police stations, only 44 policemen on an average are handling the workload of 118 policemen, he added.
The Opposition UDF staged a walkout accusing the government of lying to the House about the well-documented move to grant remissions to convicts in the TP Chandrasekharan murder case.
The decision of the Congress central leadership to field Priyanka Gandhi from Wayanad constituency following Rahul Gandhi’s resignation from the seat appears to be a well-thought-out strategy.
Vellapally Natesan said the Muslim appeasement followed by both the LDF and the UDF facilitated BJP candidate Suresh Gopi's maiden win in the Lok Sabha election from Thrissur.
Of the 28 days of the session, 13 days – from June 11 to July 8 – have been reserved for discussion and passing of the money requests, five days have been allocated for non-official business, and eight for government business, the Speaker said.
