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Thiruvananthapuram: Governor P. Sathasivam’s address to Kerala Assembly on Friday has resulted in suspense over the new government’s liquor policy.
“My Government is of the view that restrictions on consumption of liquor have not yielded the desired positive impact. The increase in the use and availability of drugs in the State is disturbing. The opinion of people of all sections of the society will be taken into account before my Government formulates its policy stand,” the Governor said.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Political factions in the Kerala unit of the Congress are continuing their pressure tactics to retain their grip on the party.
In this process, they ignore reasons for the party’s defeat in the Assembly elections and steps needed to redeem the party from the abyss it has fallen into.
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The choice of former party State secretary Pinarai Vijayan as Chief Minister of Kerala would have been the only option before the CPI (M) under the given the circumstances, though it negates popular sentiment. However, voter support was indeed for veteran leader V. S. Achuthanandan.
At the same time, the people of Kerala were not satisfied with what a hyper-active Chief Minister like Oommen Chandy has delivered. So, the LDF will need an energetic man if it is to better Mr. Chandy.
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Once again the question of safety of women has become the subject of debate. The wild incident that victimised the law student at Perumbavoor in Kerala has once again created ripples among the general public.
Protests have erupted in Ernakulam where she studied and the neighbouring Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kaladi. A march was taken out to the office of the Inspector General of Police (Kochi Range), Ernakulam.
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Deft handling by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has helped the Thrissur Pooram to go on and saved some votes for the Congress in the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Opinion was building in favour of ban on pyrotechnics in Kerala. The tantri and Chief priest (Melsanthi) of Sabarimala temple had stated that fireworks were not part of temple festivals. Swami Prakashananda, head of Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, slammed pyrotechnics in temples noting the practice was wrong. Some temples dropped plans for pyrotechnics while some Christian churches banned it.
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