Kerala's Ruling CPI(M) Curtail's Conference After Court Says Not Over 50
NDTV
The Opposition in the state - Congress led United Democratic Front and the BJP - both have criticised the CPI(M) for organising these district conferences as Covid cases are escalating.
The ruling CPI (M) had to cut short its three-day conference in Kerala's northern most district of Kasaragod as the High Court ordered there would be no meetings in the district that allow participation of more than 50 people.
The High Court order came in response to a PIL alleging that a recent order of the District Collector not allowing meetings with more than 50 in attendance was withdrawn "merely for the purpose of carrying out a political meeting in the said district".
The CPI (M) District Conference was to be held till Sunday.
"Admittedly the infection is rising day by day and even as per the news reports it is scheduled to be highest by the 15th of February, 2022; the veracity of which we are not examining as of now. Suffice it to say that the Government cannot blow hot and cold by saying that they are not looking at the TPR and are more concerned with the hospitalization; which is very minimal, as propounded by the State...," said the court.
