Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday announced the opening of a new front of resistance on Monday at Thiruvananthapuram, adding that a one-day Satyagraha will also be held, amid the state's opposition to the Centre's alleged financial blockage on the state.
"We do not have the authority at present to ask for an MLA's resignation. He is not a member of our party; he is already outside. Then how can we make such a demand? We do not have that authority. Let the law take its own course, and let all legal procedures proceed accordingly," Satheesh
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the BJP's support in Kerala is steadily increasing and expressed confidence that the party will form the government in the upcoming state election in 2026.
Police arrested him in Palakkad based on the fresh sexual assault complaint received via email. This third sexual assault complaint against the Palakkad MLA, involves serious allegations such as physical assault, financial exploitation, and forced abortion.
The Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court has remanded Mamkootathil to judicial custody for 14 days after the police arrested him from Palakkad based on a fresh sexual assault complaint received via email.
"Our goal is to make Kerala fully developed and to protect Kerala from anti-national forces, to protect the power of faith that has existed in Kerala for centuries," Shah said while addressing a gathering of newly elected local body representatives.
Chandrasekhar was addressing a gathering attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which he recalled Shah's visit to Thiruvananthapuram six months ago to launch the BJP's "Mission 2025." He said the party remained united and worked with focus, leading to the election outcome.
Following the arrest of the expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case, BJP leader K Surendran alleged that many Congress leaders are "directly or indirectly involved" in the case, stating that it was an "organised crime."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in a series of programmes in Kerala on Sunday, including a meeting with newly elected representatives of local bodies and a conclave aimed at fostering development in the state.
Police said the Palakkad MLA was taken into custody from a hotel in Palakkad late on Saturday night and was later brought to the AR Camp in Pathanamthitta for questioning.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary M.V. Govindan has asserted that opposing communalism has always been the party's principled position, while accusing the Congress-led UDF of hypocrisy on the issue.