A petition has been moved in the Kerala High Court seeking a direction to declare that CPI legislator and former minister Saji Cherian is not entitled to hold the office of MLA after his remarks allegedly insulting the Constitution sparked a controversy across the State.When the matter was taken up on Tuesday, a Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar …
The resignation of Saji Cherian from the State Cabinet could well be a missed opportunity for the politician who patiently climbed the political ladder one rung at a time. Mr. Cherian entered politics through the Students Federation of India and rose through the ranks of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, and Communist Party of …
Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition disrupted the Assembly proceedings on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Culture and Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian over his alleged disparaging comments about the Constitution. Satheesan demanded the Speaker set aside the usual Assembly business to debate Mr. Cherian's controversial averments about the Constitution. A three-minute video clip of Mr. Cherian's speech at a Communist Party …