RSS-BJP Mounts Attack on Left in Kerala

AFTER the LDF’s victory in the assembly election in Kerala, the RSS-BJP combine mounted attack on CPI(M) cadres and its offices throughout the state. BJP’s expectation was high, but it won a single seat in the state and increased its vote share. BJP president Amit Shah’s boast of the party’s tally reaching double-digit figure fell in the ground. Naturally, their ire has been directed against the Left Democratic Front, particularly the CPI(M).After the election, RSS-backed goons have killed two CPI(M) cadres.

Work Sincerely to Fulfil People’s Needs, Vijayan Tells Secretariat Officials

KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called upon officials posted at the state secretariat to work sincerely in coordination with each other and focus on the needs of the people to ensure that the election mandate is enforced properly by the government.

P Sreeramakrishnan Elected as Kerala Assembly Speaker

P SREERAMAKRISHNAN, a young CPI(M) leader who won form Ponnani constituency in Malappuram district has been elected as the speaker of Kerala legislative assembly. LDF candidate got 92 vote one plus than its actual strength, as the opposition candidate V P Sajeendran of the Congress party managed to get 46 votes.

LDF Government Sworn In

IN the presence of thousands of LDF supporters and a galaxy of national leaders from various parties, the 19 member LDF government led by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan has been sworn in at the public function held at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on May 25. At 4 pm, Pinarayi Vijayan, who won from Dharmadom constituency in Kannur took oath as the chief minister. Home, vigilance and information portfolios will be looked after by the chief minister. Governor P Sathasivam administered the oath.

KERALA: Elections in the Offing; It seems to be LDF All the Way

EVEN at the fag end of the electioneering, the UDF is far behind the LDF in public and door-to-door campaigning. The BJP has also lost its confidence to get a threshold in Kerala legislature.

For a Secular, Corruption-Free & Developed Kerala

GET inside any railway station in Kerala and you are greeted over the public address system either by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Pinarayi Vijayan or VS Achuthanandan. Pre-recorded audio messages of these three leaders urge voters to usher in the Left Democratic Front into government in the ensuring assembly elections in the state. Campaign fever has gripped Kerala and huge hoardings, banners and flags dot the entire state.

Kerala Temple Tragedy: Tussle between IAS, IPS officers Embarrasses UDF Govt

THE tussle between the IAS and IPS top brass over the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal temple in Kollam last week is being construed as a bid to justify their positions ahead of a judicial probe and has come as an embarrassment to the government in the run-up to the assembly elections. The spat between additional chief secretary (home) Nalini Netto and state police chief T P Sen Kumar over the temple fire, which claimed over 110 lives, has muddied the situation further.

LDF Promises Secular, Corruption-free and Developed Kerala

THE CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front released its manifesto on April 19, for the Kerala assembly elections to be held on May 16. The main thrust of the manifesto is on making a new, secular, corruption-free and developed Kerala, LDF convener Vaikom Vishwan said while releasing the manifesto. The document consists of 35-point action plan and 600 suggestions. Freedom from hunger is one of the highlights. LDF has promised that no person will starve in the state and there will be no hike in prices of food grains.“Blanket ban on liquor is not our goal. We stand for reducing liquor consumption.

Temple Tragedy: Over 110 killed in Kerala

IN the worst-ever fireworks tragedy in Kerala, over 110 people were killed and nearly 350 injured, 22 of them grievously, on April 10 night.Disaster struck the crowded premise of Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur, south of Kollam, around 3.30 AM when an entire dump of firecrackers meant to be burst to mark the conclusion of the Meena-Bharani festival exploded, killing over 110 persons, maiming many more and causing extensive damage to nearby buildings. The impact was so huge that the glass façade of a showroom in the centre of the town two kilometres away was shattered.

Website of Pinarayi Vijayan Launched

TO connect with the new generation ahead of the Assembly elections, the official website of CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan was launched. The site – www.pinarayivijayan.in -- was inaugurated by Infosys co-founder and former CEO S D Shibulal at a function in Thiruvananthapuram on April 4. Speaking at the event, Vijayan said the people were amazed to see the Communists using modern technology while others just stood and criticised.

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