LDF steeped people in misery: Oppn.
The Hindu
Satheesan says Govt. sacrificed State’s interest in Mullaperiyar issue
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said the six months of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Governance has sunk the people in misery.
In what amounted to a chargesheet against the second Pinarayi Vijayan Government, Mr. Satheesan said here on Saturday that the Government’s refusal to slash the local levy on fuel and curb inflation was emblematic of its indifference to the travails of common folk and tantamount to tax terrorism.
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.