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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slams Opposition Leader for ‘intemperate outbursts and use of offending remarks’

kerala chief minister pinarayi vijayan slams opposition Leader for intemperate outbursts. Accuses Congress of vilification campaign. Criticizes v.d. Satheesan for denying MLAs opportunity to hold govt. accountable. Claims increasing bipartisan support for public outreach. Reels out figures of petitions resolved by Cabinet. Disapproves of using children's school time for non-study…

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Kerala Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan seeks resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

V.D. Satheesan demands Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's resignation for inciting violence, citing police's invocation of Section 307 of IPC against 14 DYFI workers.

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Fraught political atmosphere marks Navakerala Sadas fourth day in Kannur

Frayed political tempers in Kannur as Congress threatens to impede CM's progress. CPI(M) accuses Congress of fomenting violence to disrupt Cabinet's outreach. UDF convener calls CM "cruel" while Archbishop urges parties to sink differences for public good. A.V. Gopinath to join Navakerala Sadas in Palakkad.

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Chief Minister has converted Kerala into a gangster State, says Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan

Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of turning Kerala into a "gangster State". He alleged that Mr. Vijayan had ordered the killing of opponents and razing of houses while serving as CPI(M) State Secretary. Satheesan also criticised the Chief Minister's defence of DYFI activists who manhandled…

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Youth Congress workers wave black flags at Pinarayi’s motorcade in Kannur

Youth Congress workers waved black flags at the motorcade of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Pazhayangadi in Kannur on Monday, the police said.

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Kerala CM Pinarayi refutes Congress charge that Navakerala Sadas is elitist

Pinarayi Vijayan refutes Opposition's criticism of his inaccessibility at Navakerala Sadas. Industries Minister P. Rajeeve says Sadas contrasts with UDF's outreach. V.D. Satheesan draws parallel to colonial rulers' durbars. A.K. Balan claims Congress boycott widened fissures in UDF. Pinarayi Vijayan's Navakerala Sadas contrasts with UDF's outreach, with Opposition alleging elitism.…

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Navakerala Sadas is only for CPI(M) and cronies: Satheesan

‘The event is a public relations exercise by the LDF, with an eye on Parliament elections, and that too at a time when people of the State are leading a hand-to-mouth existence’

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Satheesan slams govt. for ‘neglecting farm sector’

Oppn. Leader Satheesan visits Alappuzha farmer's home who committed suicide due to govt. neglect of farming sector. He criticizes govt. for not paying for paddy procurement & CPI(M) for cyber-attack against women who protested non-receipt of pensions. Accuses govt. of covering up failures by blaming Centre.

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Opposition comes down heavily on government for farmer suicide

Blaming the State government for its alleged failure in mitigating the agrarian distress in Kerala, the Opposition on Saturday accused the administrative dispensation for its purported misgovernance that paved the way for the death of a farmer in Alappuzha

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Farmer commits suicide in Kuttanad after banks deny him loan

A paddy farmer from Thakazhi in Kuttanad died by suicide allegedly due to deep financial crisis.

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‘CPI(M) cannot drive a wedge between IUML, Congress’

The Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) ties date back decades and no forces, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)], can drive a wedge between the parties, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said.

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Satheesan accuses GST department of arm-twisting business houses to sponsor Keraleeyam

Oppn. Leader Satheesan accuses govt. of subverting GST dept. to extort money from tax dodgers for Keraleeyam gala. Alleges maladministration & corruption, tax admin. at standstill. Biggest tax dodgers identified as bar hotels, quarries & jewellery chains. GST officials accused of extorting money for political purposes, Kerala a haven for…

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CPI(M) using Palestine cause to make political gains: Satheesan

Opposition leader Satheesan accuses CPI(M) of trying to make political mileage out of Palestine issue. IUML decides to stay away from CPI(M) rally due to Congress not being invited. UDF constituents Congress and IUML discuss preparations for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Satheesan refuses to comment on KPCC action against Aryadan…

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CPI(M) using Palestine issue for political gains in Kerala, says Leader of Opposition V.D Satheesan

Opp. Leader Satheesan accuses CPI(M) of using Palestine issue for political gains, while Congress leader Chennithala calls Left party "opportunistic" and "sinking ship". Satheesan alleges CPI(M) trying to poach Congress/IUML members, Chennithala advises Balan to drop hopes of luring them away.

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Capital requires steps to mitigate floods, coastal erosion, not Keraleeyam, says V.D. Satheesan

Oppn. Leader V.D. Satheesan criticizes LDF govt. for not taking preventive measures against flash floods & coastal erosion in Thiruvananthapuram. He demands steps to prevent floods, find lasting solution to erosion & make damaged roads motorable. He also criticizes govt. for not paying full reward for Onam celebrations.

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UDF accuses CPI(M) of using Palestine cause for narrow political ends

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of using the Palestine cause to achieve its narrow and immediate political ends.

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Kerala Opposition Leader slams Keraleeyam festival, says govt. has no priorities in spending money

Opp. Leader Satheesan criticizes Kerala gov't for spending on non-priority areas. He says gov't has ₹40,000 crore debt, 1 lakh pensioners unpaid, 500 teachers unpaid, farmers unpaid, ₹1,500 crore owed to suppliers, ₹1,083 crore electricity losses, and ₹40,000 crore solar debt. He promises to not tolerate religious extremism.

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Kerala Piravi: Governor, Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition extend wishes to people of State and Malayalis across the world

Kerala celebrates Kerala Piravi. Governor, Chief Minister, Opposition Leader extend wishes, urge unity to take State to new heights and safeguard its status as beacon of democracy and secularism.

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Kerala blasts: All-party meeting chaired by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan resolves to ‘insulate society from attempts to cause disunity’

An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan adopted a unanimous resolution to insulate Kerala’s secular democratic polity from “devious attempts to cause dangerous societal disunity”. The twin blasts that claimed three lives and injured 41 people at a Jehovah’s Witness prayer convention at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district on…

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Satheesan warns LDF against inducting Ganesh into Cabinet

Opposition warns LDF govt against inducting Kerala Congress (B) leader K.B. Ganeshkumar into Cabinet; Kerala HC dismisses Ganeshkumar's plea to quash criminal case. LDF had promised Cabinet berths to four allies on two-and-a-half-year sharing-term basis. HC order to pave way for exposing plot to denigrate Chandy: KPCC president.

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Reforms in school curriculum to saffronise education sector, says Congress

KPCC Pres. Sudhakaran alleges NDA govt. trying to impart politics of hatred & Hindutva to children via reforms. Opposition Leader Satheesan says CPI(M) State leadership trying to weaken INDIA alliance, against view of national leaders.

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CAG report on medicines not final, says Veena; accuses Satheesan of creating panic

Health Minister Veena George criticizes Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan for quoting CAG report on date-expired medicines in govt. hospitals. CAG report is a draft & govt. will give reply before final report. Bulk storage of drugs of non-standard quality in KMSCL godowns was bought during UDF regime. Satheesan questions…

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Congress launches preparations for Lok Sabha polls in Kerala

The Congress has launched its preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kerala by organising district-level meetings of its functionaries representing booth, block, and ‘mandalam’ committees.

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Opposition in Kerala accuses Health department of palming off expired drugs to unsuspecting government hospital patients

UDF accuses LDF govt of imperilling public health by distributing expired medicines, cites CAG report. V.D. Satheesan alleges big-ticket corruption in KMSC, says agency violated norms & distributed drugs past expiry date. He says KMSC bought drugs of dubious quality & prohibited for sale, routed via Big Pharma as bribe.…

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Oommen Chandy changed the perception about MLAs in Kerala: Satheesan

Oommen Chandy credited for changing perception of MLAs in Kerala; V.D. Satheesan says he made them more accessible & approachable. Award in memory of C.H. Mohammed Koya presented to Puthuppally MLA Chandy Oommen.

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