Kerala opposition to not attend Pinarayi Vijayan govt s swearing-in today due to Covid
Kerala opposition to not attend Pinarayi Vijayan govt s swearing-in today due to Covid
The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala will be sworn for the second time on May 20. The opposition will not attend the swearing-in ceremony due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
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Opposition parties will not participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government which is to be held today. The decision was taken by the opposition parties in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19.
The 21-member cabinet will feature new faces except for three including Pinarayi Vijayan himself. CPI(M) Ministers will offer prayers at the Martyrs Column in Alappuzha at 9:30 am in morning. The function will be held in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol. The government has said they expect only up to 350 people to attend the function which will be held at the Central Stadi
Pinarayi Vijayan will take oath as Kerala chief minister tomorrow at 3 pm. The state government said the swearing-in ceremony will be held in strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol.
Tractors rumble across the South in solidarity
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Farmers hold protest demonstrations in Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana demanding full repeal of contentious laws.
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Farmers hold protest demonstrations in Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana demanding full repeal of contentious laws.
Tractors rumbled across Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and parts of Tamil Nadu and protests were held on Tuesday in solidarity with the agitating farmers in Delhi.
In Kerala, Left organisations organised rallies with tractors and farm implements reiterating the demand for repeal of the farm laws. A. Vijayaraghavan, convener, Left Democratic Front (LDF), who inaugurated a public meeting at the Martyrs Column in Thiruvananthapuram, urged the farmers not to back down until the “black laws” were repealed.
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Kerala to be hit first by farm laws due to dependence on other states, says CM
However, the Chief Minister didn t make any public comments against Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan who turned down the state government proposal to call a special session of the Kerala Assembly
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala cannot support the farm laws of the central government as it would be the first state to be hit by the policy because of its dependence on other states to meet its essential requirements, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Karshaka Sangom Fast at the Martyrs Column in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Kerala would also be the first state to feel the heat if there would be any shortage of farm produce in any part of the country, he added.