Kerala Chief Minister tenders resignation to Governor
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday submitted the resignation of the Council of Ministers headed by him to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. Mr. Vijayan, who reached the State capital early from Dharamadom in Kannur, presided over the last Cabinet meeting of the Ministry, before heading for the Raj Bhavan. A Raj Bhavan communiqué said the Governor had accepted the resignation and had asked Mr. Vijayan and his Council of Ministers to continue in office till alternate arrangements were made. The 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly formed in May 2016 was also dissolved by the Governor based on the recommendation of the Cabinet, official sources said.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.