
UDF claims support of four rebels in Thrikkakara
The Hindu
Ruling front councillors to stay away from discussions on no-confidence motion
The Congress parliamentary party has decided to meet on September 26 to settle inter-party issues in the wake of the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) moving a no-confidence motion against Thrikkakara municipal Chairperson Ajitha Thankappan.
Congress party sources said that the first priority was to defeat the no-confidence motion and alleged that the motion was brought on the basis of allegations that had not been proved.
Congress party block president Noushad Pallechi said that there was no difference of opinion either in the Congress party or in United Democratic Front (UDF) constituent Muslim League about the immediate objective of defeating the non-confidence motion. He said that the district Congress leadership would take into consideration complaints by UDF councillors at a meeting scheduled on September 26. As of now, there was no difference of opinion and four Congress party rebels had joined forces with the ruling council to give it a strength of 25 in the 43-member council, he said.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.