LJD factions reach temporary truce
The Hindu
Reconciliation attempt was spurred on by the CPI(M)
Just as the rumblings within its rank and file placed the party on the verge of a vertical split, the warring factions of the Loktantrik Janata Dal appears to have finally negotiated their way towards a settlement to avoid causing further embarrassment to the LDF.
The understanding to end all ‘political as well as organisational differences within the party’ was arrived at an informal meeting in Kozhikode on Sunday. The reconciliation attempt, spurred on by the CPI(M), was attended by the LJD state president M.V. Shreyams Kumar, national general secretary Varughese George, senior leaders Sankaran Master, E.P. Damodaran Master, V.K. Kunjali and A.K. Premnath.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.