CPI(M) slams Governor’s “perfunctory and brusque “ policy speech in the Assembly

CPI(M) accuses Kerala Governor of delivering government's policy address in a perfunctory and brusque manner.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has accused Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan of lowering the stature of his high office by delivering the government’s policy address for the next fiscal in “a perfunctory and brusque manner”.

After chairing a meeting of the party’s State secretariat at the AKG Centre here, CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan told reporters that Mr Khan accomplished his constitutional duty in the Assembly on January 25 in a cavalier and supercilious manner.

“Mr Khan had practically conveyed the essence of the government’s policy address by reading the paragraph that stressed cooperative federalism’s importance. However, the governor’s conduct in the House was desultory and unbefitting of his high office”, Mr Govindan said.

Mr Govindan denied that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had hoped for a detente with Mr Khan by muffling criticisms against the Governor’s contentious policy address delivery.

“We initially surmised that Mr Khan cut short the customary address possibly because he felt off-colour. However, the governor proved us wrong by delivering his Republic Day Speech and attending the parade in the capital on Friday”, Mr Govindan said.

Mr Govindan said reports of communal violence were trickling in from different parts of India in the aftermath of the consecration of the Ram Temple built on the ruins of the Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya.

He alleged that the Sangh Parivar was consciously abetting attacks on Muslims and Christians in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana to vitiate the communal atmosphere and demonise minorities with an eye on galvanising Hindu majoritarian votes.