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.
Speaking to media persons in Kalpetta, Surendran said negotiations are underway with many unsatisfied leaders on both fronts, the UDF and the LDF regarding their entry into the BJP.
The excitement of the candidates and activists reached sky-high during the final lap of the campaigns. Violence erupted at many places during 'Kottikalasam', the last lap of the campaign.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India(ECI) to examine and probe the allegations about four EVMs having erroneously logged in votes in favour of BJP during mock polls held in Kasaragod.
Speaking to media persons in Kochi, Satheesan said the project failed to take off as planned even after spending Rs.1,500 crore.
Satheesan said that during the last Lok Sabha election it was the BJP which raised the controversy on the green flag linking it to Pakistan. But this time, it is the turn of the CPI-M, he said.
