Chennithala to bring in resolution in House
The Hindu
Against Lok Ayukta Ordinance
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has said he will bring in a resolution in the Assembly rejecting the Lok Ayukta amendment Ordinance signed by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.
Stating that it is a pity that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had brought in the Ordinance to save himself (in cases related to alleged nepotism and corruption pending before the Lok Ayukta), Mr. Chennithala here on Saturday blamed the Governor for aiding the interests of the Chief Minister.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.