The Bharatiya Janata Party has taken issue with the Left Democratic Front government over the appointment of K. Vasuki, IAS, as officer in charge of matters connected with external cooperation. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should not reckon that Kerala is a sovereign nation and not part of the Union of India, he said, observing that Mr. Vijayan’s government often overstepped …
The Kerala crime branch has filed a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran and five others for allegedly bribing and kidnapping a “namesake” candidate for the Manjeshwaram seat during the 2021 assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party nominee K Sundara was allegedly abducted, threatened, and bribed to withdraw the nomination. Following this, the Communist Party of India candidate …