As the governor entered the assembly hall to deliver his customary policy speech, opposition members started shouting slogans and displayed a banner and a series of placards, which could be read as ‘Government-Governor unholy alliance’ and they Lokayukta signed. Ordinance to protect Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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The ordinance brought in by the Left government had recently created a political storm in the state as opposition parties objected to it, saying it would undermine the anti-corruption watchdog.
When the Leader of the Opposition, VD Satheesan, tried to say something, Khan angrily said that this was not the time to protest.
Reminding him that the Leader of the Opposition is a “responsible person”, he said he has an assembly session ahead of him where he can discuss everything.
Ignoring the scathing sloganeering, he also started reading the policy document.
As the address began, the opposition members, continuing their slogans, walked out of the hall and started their dharna on the steps of the door outside.
A dramatic scene was witnessed in the Assembly a day after Governor Khan refused to sign a policy document of the CPI(M)-led LDF government, expressing strong displeasure over a letter written by him against the appointment of a senior journalist-turned-politician. Was. Posted in Raj Bhavan.
The issue was resolved after the government came under pressure from the Governor, replacing KR Jyotilal with a senior civil servant as Principal Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD).
It was Jyotilal who wrote to the Raj Bhavan on behalf of the government a few days ago, citing violation of the prevailing conventions in appointing former BJP leader Hari S Karthi as additional personal assistant to the governor.
(with inputs from PTI)
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