Kerala CM VD Satheeshan clears free bus ride for women, new department for elderly, salary hike for ASHA workers in first Cabinet meeting
The new UDF government will also publish a White Paper on the financial health of the state.
The new UDF government will also publish a White Paper on the financial health of the state.
VD Satheesan took oath as the new Kerala Chief Minister at the Central Stadium, marking the return of a Congress-led UDF government to power after a gap of 10 years.
After the formal announcement, the Congress Legislature Party passed a resolution to unanimously elect CM-designate Satheesan as its leader in the Assembly.
Backroom consultations in Delhi and competing camps within Congress continue to delay Kerala’s next chief minister announcement despite the UDF’s decisive election victory.
With women voters outnumbering men in a 1.84 lakh electorate, Dharmadam's arithmetic could decide whether Kerala rewrites its political record books on May 4.
“He (the chief minister), on the one hand, directs SFI workers to organise protests against me, while on the other, directs the Kerala Police to provide protection to me,” he said.
Inaugurating the 9th Kerala Cooperative Congress conference here on Sunday, Pinarayi Vijayan said the ED has turned the prime accused into an "approver" to obtain material from him for political gains.
The protest march will be taken out from Kerala House to Jantar Mantar at 11.30 am on February 8.
Pinarayi Vijayan, in his letter, alleged Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was not discharging his constitutional duties.
He, however, saw the flip side of the governor’s indiscretion as it proved that the law and order in Kerala is intact.
