Tag: Pinarayi Vijayan

620 km long human chain comprising 70 lakh people formed in Kerala in protest against CAA

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also standing in the chain along with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram.

January 26, 2020

Kerala Chief Secretary meets Guv, gives verbal explanation on government’s suit in SC challenging CAA

Chief Secretary Tom Jose met the governor after attending an emergency meeting held at the State Secretariat.

January 20, 2020

Upset Kerala Guv demands reports from Vijayan government over suit in SC challenging CAA

Since the Kerala government, headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on January 13 moved the Supreme Court to declare the CAA ultra vires of the constitution, Governor has been at loggerheads with the Vijayan's Left Front government.

January 19, 2020

Pinarayi Vijayan while opposing CAA in public, trying ‘good boy’ image in front of PM secretly: Kerala Congress leader

Though Vijayan was opposing the CAA in public, he and his government were going ahead with the steps to implement the controversial Act, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleged at a press meet in Thiruvananthapuram.

January 17, 2020

Punjab govt moves resolution against CAA in Assembly, second state to do so after Kerala

The state Congress government had on Tuesday said it will proceed according to the 'will of the House' on the issue of CAA, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

January 17, 2020

‘Breach of protocol, courtesy’: Kerala Governor slams state over plea against CAA in SC

Expressing displeasure over allegedly not being informed of the government's decision to move the Supreme Court, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan stated that he is 'not just a rubber stamp'.

January 16, 2020

Kerala challenges CAA in SC, seeks to declare it unconstitutional; first state to do so

Earlier, the Kerala Assembly on December 31, 2019, passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act.

January 14, 2020

Cooperative federalism must work

While non-BJP chief ministers like Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal accuse their governors of political interference, dissent is not just from the opposition as States like Maharashtra and Gujarat had opposed unilateral changes made to the Motor Vehicles Act imposing steep fines for traffic offences.

January 5, 2020

Kerala CM writes to Mamata on CAA

Kerala is the first state in the country to move such an anti-CAA resolution in Assembly on 31 December 2019.

January 4, 2020

Kerala Assembly passed resolution against ‘unconstitutional’ CAA: CM as Ravi Shankar says ‘states can’t decide’

On Wednesday again, the Union Law minister stressed that there is a constitutional obligation on every state to exercise the executive power in such a way that ensures compliance with laws made by Parliament.

January 1, 2020

Kerala Assembly passes resolution against CAA; CM says no detention centres in state

While presenting the resolution, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the CAA was against the 'secular' outlook and fabric of the country and would lead to religion-based discrimination in granting citizenship.

December 31, 2019

5 states refuse to implement Citizenship Act, Centre says ‘they have no power’

The statement came after chief ministers of five states -- West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -- refused to implement the law while terming it as 'unconstitutional'.

December 13, 2019

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan receives death threat from Maoists

The threat letter was signed by Bedar Moosa, Vice President of the Kabinidal Action Committee for the Urban Action team.

November 15, 2019

‘No Shah or Sultan must renege on promise to not impose Hindi’: Kamal Haasan

The 'No Shah or Sultan or Samrat' remark was an obvious reference to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s pitch for Hindi as the nation’s common language which drew sharp responses from many opposition leaders.

September 16, 2019

Hindi Diwas: ‘No Indian should feel alienated because of language’, says, Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan said that “No Indian should feel alienated because of language” and “this is an attempt to divert attention from the real problems”.

September 15, 2019

95 dead, 59 missing in Kerala floods; CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia for kin of dead

Meanwhile, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 52 crore immediate assistance to Kerala, while the state government has sanctioned three-month free ration for the victims of the natural disaster.

August 14, 2019

Kerala deluge: 88 dead, 40 missing; CM Pinarayi Vijayan visits flood-hit Wayanad, Malappuram

A red alert has been issued for three districts - Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki, whereas, an orange alert has been issued for nine other districts.

August 13, 2019