Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday refuted opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala’s allegations that the state government is on the verge of allowing a US-based company to engage in deep-sea fishing off the Kerala coast.
Accusing the opposition for trying to mislead fisherfolk for political gains, Vijayan said his government’s policy was against deep-sea fishing by both international and national corporate entities. The state government has been at the forefront of demanding that the Centre revoke permits given to foreign trawlers for deep-sea fishing. If the opposition plans to instigate fisherfolk against the government, such attempts would be in vain, he said.
Covid protocol was blatantly ignored as hundreds crowded at the Valappu Beach in Kochi on Sunday
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Covid vaccine centres in the state are all set to receive the vaccines which are expected in a day or two. As per the reports, the vaccine distribution is all set to begin from January 16. The Centre is expected to announce the date of vaccine distribution on Monday.
As per the government of India guidelines, 133 vaccine centres have been readied in the state. In the first phase, Ernakulam will have 12 centres, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode will have 11 each and rest of the districts will have nine vaccine centres each.
Pinarayi Vijayan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the immediate repeal of the three central farm laws that have triggered an unprecedented protest of farmers across the country.
The lone BJP member in the 140-member state assembly, O Rajagopal, defended the farm laws in the discussion but did not oppose the resolution. I had openly expressed my differences of opinion about the resolution during the discussion but did not oppose it since the popular sentiment in the House was to pass it unanimously. I stood with the democratic spirit and general consensus,’’ he said.
However, he later claimed in a statement that he did not support the resolution. The speaker did not ask for those who opposed the resolution and that was why he remained silent then, he said.