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.
The police are verifying if there was anyone else behind the call.
In his inaugural address, Chief Minister Vijayan said that this is an opportunity for all the people who are proud to be Keralites to share that joy with the world. Kerala is unique in every field, he said.
When media persons asked him whether he had faced any difficulty, a visibly annoyed Dathan shouted at them and said “Oru paniyumilloda ninakkokke, poyi thendikkude ninankkokke”, (''Don't you have any other job? If not, go and beg...'').
Chief Minister Vijayan in his letter has said that around 7,000 Keralites are presently in Israel, and their family members in the state are in extreme anxiety.
Chief Minister Vijayan alleged that an instigator with expertise in planting fake news and a few media organisations orchestrated the scandal.
