Discharge petition in Kerala Assembly ruckus case smacks of conflict of interest
The Hindu
Government will have to don the dual roles of accused and defendant, as a Cabinet Minister stands accused in the case in which public property was destroyed, say legal experts
The discharge petition filed by LDF leaders, including Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty, in the Assembly ruckus case smacks of serious conflict of interest, according to legal experts. The State government has to don the dual roles of the accused and the defendant in the case, as one of its Cabinet Ministers stands accused in the case in which public property was destroyed. As the government is considered the guardian of public interest, the position it may adopt in the case involving trespass and destruction of public property would be of high legal significance, they said. The case is likely to come up before the trial court in the second week of August.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.