Kerala Governor chides opposition for attempting to stall his policy address
The Hindu
UDF accuses Governor Arif Muhammad Khan of holding the government to ransom, boycotts policy address
The budget session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly got off to an arguably ominous start on Friday with Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan upbraiding the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition for attempting to disrupt his policy address for the next fiscal. The UDF boycotted the session midway through the governor's speech.
The opposition greeted Mr. Khan with shouts of "Governor go back" even as the police brass band rendered a shrill fanfare to announce his arrival in the House,
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker M. B Rajesh escorted Mr. Khan.
Leader of the Opposition, V. D. Satheesan, rose from his seat and attempted to raise a Point of Order as Mr. Khan stepped up to the Speaker's rostrum to deliver the policy address.
The placards raised by UDF legislators, loud sloganeering from the opposition benches and Mr. Satheesan's vain attempt to attract the attention of the Speaker apparently irked Mr. Khan.
Addressing Mr. Satheesan directly, Mr. Khan said: “You are a responsible person. You are the Leader of the Opposition. You have a full session to discuss all the issues. Now is not the right time to express dissent. You have to allow me to discharge my constitutional obligation.”
UDF members held placards that read "Governor Go Back" and "Lokayukta Ordinance to save CM". They denounced Mr. Khan as a "BJP governor". Later, the opposition members shuffled out of the House and staged a protest outside the Assembly hall. Soon, Mr. Satheesan led them out of the precincts.
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