Kerala: No-confidence motion against Pinarayi Vijayan-led government defeated in Assembly
The no-confidence motion moved against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government by the Opposition United Democratic Front in the Assembly was defeated on Monday, PTI reported. Eighty-seven MLAs voted against the motion while 40 MLAs voted in favour of it.
Vijayan’s response to the no-confidence motion against his government lasted nearly four hours, according to NDTV. The Opposition had blamed Vijayan’s government for the gold smuggling case and also accused him of corruption in a housing project.
UDF MLA VD Satheesan, who moved the no-confidence motion, alluded to William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar to attack Vijayan’s government. “The Chief Minister is an honourable man,” he was quoted as saying by NDTV. “Captain of the ship. But he isn’t able to control the ship because the primary problem is in the Cabinet. Earlier, when I cautioned him, I never knew the headquarters of this smuggling case will be the Chief Minister’s office.”
The Kerala Assembly session lasted nearly 12 hours. The Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala said that it was the first time in history that three central agencies were frequently coming to the state Secretariat, according to Hindustan Times.
Vijayan hit back at Chennithala and said that his government will not protect the accused in the gold-smuggling case. “Has any...
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