On September 30, a media report emerged that attributed remarks to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan concerning gold smuggling in the Malappuram district. The Chief Minister's office later issued a clarification, stating that the quotes had been wrongly attributed to him.
On Thursday, Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a resolution introduced under Rule 118 by Parliamentary Affairs Minister MB Rajesh in the absence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who could not attend due to health issues.
His remarks come after Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution, urging the central government to withdraw its proposed "One Nation, One Election" proposal, describing it as undemocratic and detrimental to the nation's federal structure.
Governor Khan has opened another confrontation with the Left government in the state. Referring to CM Vijayan's recent interview with a media group, Khan had sent a letter to the CM seeking a report on the "nature of anti-national activities" and actions taken against those involved.
Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a Motion to reprimand four of its members belonging to the opposition United Democratic Front. They are accused of acting in breach of parliamentary etiquette when they were protesting against the Speaker in the well of the House on Monday.
Kerala Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb and Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan will not appear before Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to explain Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks regarding gold smuggling in Malappuram.
After the first day of the Kerala assembly witnessed an uproar during question hour on Monday, Left Democratic Front Convenor TP Ramakrishnan hit out at the opposition for taking a "stance of disrespect" towards Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan led the charge, accusing the Speaker and the government of side-lining important issues of state and national interest, and denying the opposition the right to raise critical questions.
Amid the controversy regarding Kerala Chief Minister's misattributed remarks on gold smuggling, the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s state secretary M V Govindan said on Friday that the media is spreading "false narratives" on the remarks.
Raising concern over the Israel-Iran conflict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Imperialism is once again setting the stage for another war in the Middle East. Despite global calls for peace, the U.S. and its NATO allies continue to offer unconditional support to Israel's atr
In the aftermath of the Wayanad landslide disaster Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that he had hoped for significant support from the central government, but so far, no such substantial assistance has been provided.