The Opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan avoided responding to eight matters, including the...
The Opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan avoided responding to eight matters, including the gold smuggling case, raised by the United Democratic Front in the Legislative Assembly on August 24, PTI reported.
“The chief minister shied away from responding to any of the eight allegations raised in the Assembly, but was ridiculing the entire House by speaking on irrelevant topics,” Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleged. “Instead of responding to questions raised, he was reading out a prepared speech for 3 hours and 45 minutes on various topics but relevant ones.”
Apart from suggesting a government hand in the gold smuggling case, the Opposition had also alleged corruption in the Life Mission Project for building homes for families that lost their dwellings during last year’s floods. However, a no-confidence motion, moved the United Democratic Front, against the Left Democratic Front government was defeated by 87 votes to 40 on August 24.
‘Opposition was abusive towards chief minister’
Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said that Chief Minister Vijayan had replied to all questions the Congress raised. However, they shouted slogans against him using abusive language, he alleged. “The government does not have any issues with giving any reply,” he...
