Assembly erupts in chaos over SC/ST welfare funding cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

Assembly erupts in chaos over SC/ST welfare funding cuts

The Hindu  

The Kerala Assembly witnessed intense protests by the Opposition United Democratic Front on Thursday after Leader of the Opposition V.D. The heated debate centred around allegations that the Left Democratic Front government had cut funding for welfare schemes meant for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Anil Kumar, who gave notice for the adjournment motion, raised concerns over the drastic cuts in the Plan funds allocated to SC/ST welfare schemes. Mr. Satheesan, however, claimed that the Plan fund allocation for SC/ST welfare had remained stagnant for nearly five years. Despite the unrelenting sloganeering, the Speaker expedited the day’s business including the passage of the final supplementary demands for grants in the Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal and the tabling of two crucial Bills and their subsequent referral to the subject committee without discussions in nearly 15 minutes.

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Opposition walks out over mounting pension dues, delays in welfare fund disbursal
2 weeks ago

Opposition walks out over mounting pension dues, delays in welfare fund disbursal

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Opposition staged a walkout in the assembly on Monday over the government’s alleged apathy towards clearing the mounting pension dues to members of various welfare fund boards. Highlighting the issue through an adjournment motion, the Opposition alleged that the dues in various welfare fund boards had mounted to `2,011 crore and demanded its immediate clearance. Finance Minister K …

Nearly half of the welfare fund boards in Kerala are in dire straits, says Opposition
2 weeks ago

Nearly half of the welfare fund boards in Kerala are in dire straits, says Opposition

The Hindu  

The Opposition United Democratic Front on Monday accused the Kerala government of inaction and indifference in addressing the acute crisis faced by welfare fund boards in the State. According to the Opposition, pensions and other benefits in the welfare fund boards are in arrears to the tune of ₹2,200 crore, leaving lakhs of workers who are members in utter despair. …

Kerala Assembly: ASHAs’ protest sparks uproar in House; UDF slams govt’s handling
3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: ASHAs’ protest sparks uproar in House; UDF slams govt’s handling

The Hindu  

The issue of the agitation by Accredited Social Health Activists for adequate remuneration and the government’s manner of handling the protests rocked the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday with the Opposition UDF raising the same as an adjournment motion. Mr. Mamkootathil said the CPI and the CITU who were “supposed to protect workers’ rights were trying their best to derail” the …

Kerala Budget 2025: Opposition UDF terms Budget ‘a false and cruel construct with no significance’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Budget 2025: Opposition UDF terms Budget ‘a false and cruel construct with no significance’

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. At a press conference, Mr. Satheesan said the Budget was “an inconsequential and embroidered document replete with false claims and hyperbole.“ He said the Budget had no bearing on public life because the government’s coffers were dry due to years of fiscal mismanagement and lax tax administration. Mr. Satheesan said that the “clandestine plan …

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF stages walkout over ‘denial of benefits’ to government employees
2 months ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF stages walkout over ‘denial of benefits’ to government employees

The Hindu  

The Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front walked out of the Kerala Assembly in protest on Wednesday, accusing the CPI-led Left Democratic Front government of apathy in addressing the “unprecedented backlog” in pay revision and other benefits of government employees and pensioners. Balagopal termed the UDF charges “politically motivated, misleading and baseless.” The issue came up in the House on a …

Kerala Assembly: Stormy session on the cards as House set to convene ahead of local body polls
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Assembly: Stormy session on the cards as House set to convene ahead of local body polls

The Hindu  

A politically tumultuous sitting appears to be in the offing as the 13th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly commences on Friday ahead of the upcoming local body elections later this year. It will seek to hold the government to account for its alleged failure to prevent “increasing” wild animal attacks on humans and economically devastating raids on croplands …

Kerala Assembly: Opposition walks out blaming government for allowing State’s roads to fall into disrepair
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition walks out blaming government for allowing State’s roads to fall into disrepair

The Hindu  

The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition walked out of the Kerala Assembly on July 5 accusing the government of callously allowing roads in Kerala to fall into disrepair. Mr. Satheesan said the government had systematically whittled down funding to local bodies, making it difficult for local bodies to maintain, build or resurface municipal, Corporation or panchayat roads. He said roadwork …

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF slams government over price rise, stages walkout
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF slams government over price rise, stages walkout

The Hindu  

The Congress-led United Democratic Front staged a walkout in the Kerala Assembly on June 26 protesting against the Kerala government’s alleged failure in controlling the price of essential commodities, causing immense hardships to the common people. Anil sought to highlight some of the government’s market intervention initiatives through the public distribution system and also blamed the Union government for not …

Chaos in Kerala assembly: MPs hurl chairs, break computers to stop 'corrupt' Mani from presenting budget
10 years ago

Chaos in Kerala assembly: MPs hurl chairs, break computers to stop 'corrupt' Mani from presenting budget

Firstpost  

Protests were being held outside the Kerala Assembly over state finance minister KM Mani presenting the budget but there was complete chaos in the Assembly as he rose to present the budget. Dramatic scenes of violence and chaos were seen at the Kerala Assembly as a united opposition tried to prevent the state’s finance minister from presenting the state budget …

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