Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Saturday said there was no difference of opinion in the party over the transfer of Vizhinjam port shares between Adani group and MSC. Govindan said the moot question raised by CPM over the share transfer remained unanswered and yet the govt was trying to create an impression…
T’puram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Wednesday disowned party mouthpiece Desabhimani, which carried a report praising MSC investment in Vizhinjam port. Govindan said the newspaper should have pondered over pros and cons of the share transfer before publishing a news that contradicted CPM’s official stand on the matter.Addressing a news conference here, Govindan…
T’puram/Thrissur: The CPM on Sunday stepped up its attack over the proposed share transfer between the Adani Group and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in the Vizhinjam International Seaport project, alleging that the deal was part of a preplanned move to hand over control of the port.CPM state secretary M V Govindan told reporters on Sunday…
CPM state secretary M V Govindan Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Friday accused chief minister V D Satheesan of adopting a policy of “double standards” on issues ranging from the PM SHRI scheme and mineral sand mining to the state’s liquor policy.Govindan told reporters in New Delhi that the CM’s reply to…
Thiruvananthapuram: UDF govt has not taken a final decision on allowing the sale of low-alcohol beverages in the state and will formulate its liquor policy only after consultations within the coalition, chief minister V D Satheesan told the assembly on Wednesday amid growing criticism of the move from within UDF and opposition.Replying to the budget…
M V Govindan said UDF govt’s budget was hollow Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan said the budget speech of Chief Minister V D Satheesan was an open declaration of the UDF govt’s plans to open all sectors to private capitalists. Govindan said the budget sought to placate corporates but failed to address the…
Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretariat has asked the public to reject stories fabricated by a section of the media regarding the assembly election review report approved by the state committee. This time, the election review was prepared after discussions across various CPM units, incorporating their inputs. The final report was drafted and endorsed after examining the…
T’puram: Resentment is brewing among senior CPM functionaries in the district over the party state leadership’s decision to allow MLA V Joy to continue as district secretary. Subsequently, V Sivankutty, one of the senior functionaries in the district, skipped the district secretariat meeting though he officially cited health issues as the reason for his absence….
Thiruvananthapuram: An all-pervasive organizational weakness coupled with the failure to effectively counter the anti-govt narratives together contributed to the colossal setback LDF faced in the assembly election, the CPM state committee observed. The committee which discussed the election review report prepared by the party state secretariat, said there was no anti-incumbency against the govt, and…
T’puram: The impasse in LDF over CPI’s claim for the deputy opposition leader’s post continued on Thursday too as both parties refused to budge from their claims. CPI and CPM reiterated their legitimate claim for the post, which till recently was not considered a key, coveted position.CPI state secretariat, which discussed the issue on Thursday,…
