Although O Rajagopal had abstained from voting, he had told the media after the session that he was in favor of the resolution. Hours after stating that he endorsed the resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly seeking the withdrawal of agricultural laws from the Union government, BJP MLA O Rajagopal …
Read More »Kerala’s only BJP MLA backs Assembly resolution against farm laws
Within the assembly, O Rajagopal defended some parts of the agricultural laws, but later said that he supports the assembly’s resolution. In an unusual political situation emerging from Kerala, the only member of the BJP Legislative Assembly backed the resolution passed in the assembly on Thursday seeking the withdrawal of …
Read More »Kerala Assembly passes resolution seeking withdrawal of agricultural laws
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan called the farmers’ turmoil an epic. A special session of the Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution seeking to have the Union government withdraw the three contentious agricultural laws. Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, introducing the resolution at the Assembly session, described the agitation of farmers …
Read More »Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: CM Secretary Appears Before ED
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s additional private secretary, CM Raveendran, appeared before the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday for questioning in connection with the gold smuggling case. Raveendran has already been summoned four times by the Central agency. He was cited for the first time last month but was …
Read More »Concern in the CPM over the ordinance, BJP and Congress call it an attempt to muzzle freedom of expression
Written by Shaju Philip, Manoj CG | New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram | Updated: November 23, 2020 11:18:13 am Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (Archive) Faced with widespread criticism and outrage by the Kerala government, the move to amend the law to impose a jail sentence for any “offensive” post on social …
Read More »5 years in prison for ‘offensive’ post: Kerala’s chilling law
Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Updated: November 22, 2020 7:54:34 am Much has been said about our generation’s screen addiction and how social media isolates us. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has endorsed a draconian LDF government ordinance amending the Kerala Police Law establishing the jail sentence for …
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