Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly says cases have been slapped even on artists and cultural activists who participated in the peaceful solidarity programmes
in a Facebook post, Pinarayi says police organisations have been operating in Kerala since 1979, and that the current government has 'dictatorially revamped' that organisational system without holding any discussions with the parties concerned
Satheesan says government had to follow certain procedural formalities and that it 'could be expected to act when the media wants it to’
Reports indicate that the Kerala Police have booked cases against nearly 5,000 people across various parts of the State for participating in protests in support of agitating students at Jantar Mantar
Party’s Central Committee review records that the ‘individualisation' fuelled the narrative that CPI(M) campaign 'revolved around one person’ and rendered it ineffective in politically exposing the ‘reactionary, ruling class bias’ of Congress and UDF
Pinarayi Vijayan rejects claims made by S.N. Sasidharan Kartha, the former MD of CMRL, that payments were made to T. Veena due to her relationship with the then CM.
Mr. Vijayan criticised Chief Minister V.D. Satheeshan’s attempt to portray those opposing the government’s decision as communalists and proponents of minority appeasement
The reconstitution of the Board by including two non-Muslims had grown into a conflict issue between the Kerala Waqf Board and the State government
Students’ Federation of India takes out a ‘Charter of Rights’ march to Kerala Lok Bhavan in solidarity with the youth protest spearheaded by the Cockroach Janata Party in New Delhi
In a Facebook post, Pinarayi says that according to news reports, ‘a gang of thugs with lathis’ were attacking protesters along with the police
It will adversely affect the writ petitions on the matter pending in the Supreme Court, he said
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan accuses Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan of batting for those seeking to appropriate public space 'using philanthropy as a pretext’
In a Facebook post, Pinarayi pays tribute to VS and says the latter aggressively championed people’s causes, strong-arming governments to correct course
He calls for a strong, nation-wide protests against the government’s failure to address serious irregularities in national-level entrance examinations.
Kerala Leader of the Opposition says the ongoing protests are in defence of democratic rights and the voices of the protesters will not surrender to ‘authoritarian rule of Sangh Parivar and Narendra Modi government’
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala receives SIT’s latest report recently vetted by State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar. SIT had accused officer of attempting to to “sabotage” police probe against then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security personnel, who “unjustifiably assaulted” Youth Congress black flag protesters in 2023
He says LDF government had implemented the transparent online system due to complaints regarding local leaders accepting commission to get requests for relief funds cleared
Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition says LDF government was able to avoid such situations in the past decade by taking necessary steps in advance
Opposition Leader alleges that State govt has ‘betrayed' Kerala’s secular society and minorities by deciding to reconstitute Waqf Board in accordance with Union government’s Waqf (Amendment) Act
He says instead of claiming that the government had no stake in the concessionaire company, Chief Minister should state the government’s commitment to protecting the port rather than allowing it to be handed over to corporate interests
Satheesan says the two names that were at the centre of the row over SFI and ABVP links were among the names recommended by both Kerala committee and High Court unit of Indian Lawyers’ Congress
Contrary to UDF’s allegations, he says public debt grew at a slower pace during LDF’s decade-long tenure than during the previous UDF government’s rule. Speaking after releasing ‘White Paper of Facts’ prepared by the AKG Centre for Research and Studies, Leader of the Opposition accuses the UDF administration of deliberately distorting financial data to mislead the public
Pinarayi Vijayan alleges that despite Wayanad experiencing heavy rainfall two days prior to the tragedy, the District Disaster Management Authority failed to issue a timely red alert
Senior party leaders M V Govindan and M V Jayarajan accompany Pinarayi Vijayan during the visit
Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition expresses condolences over the deaths in the incident; he demands ‘serious investigation’ to determine whether there was any lapse in taking emergency measures
Opposition Leader asks Kerala government to ‘stop acting as a spokesperson’ for Adani Group and instead take immediate steps to safeguard the State’s interests
Opposition Leader accuses Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan of showing ‘unnecessary haste and stubbornness to provide tax cuts’ to liquor companies
V.D. Satheesan tells Suvendu Adhikari that an adverse police verification report by Kolkata police had hobbled passport renewal process of the former editor of ‘The Telegraph’
On Saturday, Kerala Opposition Leader arrived at Delhi airport only to discover that the flight booked for him by the protocol office had already departed. As a result, he was stranded for several hours and was forced to take a later flight to reach his home in Kannur