Kunnathur has mostly leaned towards the Left
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Show in last LS poll raises UDF’s hopes in the only SC-reserved segment in Kollam
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Show in last LS poll raises UDF’s hopes in the only SC-reserved segment in Kollam
Kovoor Kunjumon, the incumbent Kunnathur legislator, had vowed to protect Sasthamcotta freshwater lake before getting married. As the poll fever hots up, Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh has promised him a chance to tie the knot by breaching the Left fortress. And for Mr. Kunjumon, the Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) leader who has been representing the Assembly segment for the past two decades, 2021 polls will be very crucial in more ways than one. Kunnathur, the only Assembly segment in the district reserved for the Scheduled Caste community, used to be a two-member constituency till 1965. It includes Sooranad North, Sooranad South, Poruvazhy, Kunnathur, West Kallada, Mynagappally and Sasthamcotta
Which way will Kerala swing in upcoming Assembly polls?
Early poll announcement forces LDF, UDF & NDA to advance preparations on war footing like seat-sharing talks, sorting out internal disputes and candidate selection
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Only a few seats would stand between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and history. Without a doubt, the Left strongman would be the chief protagonist of the play in the assembly polls. With nothing to lose and a lot to gain, Pinarayi has left no stone unturned in his campaign for continuing in power. If veteran CPM leader and former chief minister V S Achuthanandan had to lead a faction-ridden party when he had a similar chance in 2011, Pinarayi faces no such threat - neither from within the party nor the party-led front. If elected, his will be first-ever Left government in the state s history to get a second consecutive term.
Chennithala demands resignation of state fisheries minister over deep-sea trawling contract ANI | Updated: Feb 28, 2021 01:52 IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 28 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday demanded the resignation of the state Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma over the alleged corruption in a Rs 5000-crore deal the Kerala government is said to have signed to open up deep-sea fishing in the Kerala waters to EMCC International Pvt. Ltd, an American multinational company. No other government in Kerala would have deceived the people like this. Representatives of the EMCC met the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan twice. It was Mercykutty Amma who took EMCC team to Cliff House (official residence of Kerala CM), Chennithala claimed.
Deep-sea trawling row: Chennithala stages satyagraha , demands resignation of Kerala fisheries minister
The Opposition Leader alleged that the fisheries and industries ministers have put all the blame on the officials so that they can go scot-free.
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Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala addresses party colleagues at Poonthura in Thiruvananthapuram during his satyagraha demanding resignation of fisheries minister. (Photo | BP Deepu, EPS) By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Taking to the Gandhian route of satyagraha , Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday demanded that the Kerala government should release the report it has received from the central government that claims that the US-based EMCC International India Private Limited is a fraudulent company.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 20 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday rejected allegations of Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala about a purported agreement concerning the deep-sea fishing project and said the government only intervenes for the betterment of the entire fishermen community and "fake campaign" will not work.