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A power purchase splits Kerala? The home minister says no, and the LDF wants a probe
A decision to buy emergency power through General Network Access has triggered a row in Kerala after Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph said he learnt of the pivot from the media. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala denies any cabinet rift, and the LDF is demanding a judicial inquiry.
Governor broke procedure on PSC chief, but that won't shield the guilty: Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Wednesday that former Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's recommendation to the President to remove PSC chairman M.R. Baiju was made without following due procedure. He also made clear that the procedural lapse cannot be used to cover up irregularities inside the commission.
Five months in, Kerala's UDF fights its own: CM Satheesan under fire
Less than five months after the Congress-led UDF won Kerala with 102 of 140 seats, internal rifts have surfaced, with party leaders publicly questioning Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan's style of functioning and his government's stand in the CMRL-Exalogic bribery case.
ED calls Pinarayi on October 23, and Kerala's ruling Congress finds the case pointing back at itself
The ED has summoned former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to Kochi on October 23 in the CMRL-Exalogic case. The CPI(M) calls it a political vendetta, while within the Congress questions are being raised about its own government's delay in filing an FIR.