LJD serves show-cause notices on dissidents
The Hindu
Haris, Surendran Pillai among nine leaders given 48 hours to reply
The Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) on Saturday served show-cause notices on nine dissidents, including its State general secretaries Sheikh P. Haris and V. Surendran Pillai, for anti-party activities by holding a rebel meeting to seek the ouster of party president M.V. Shreyams Kumar in Thiruvananthapuram two days ago.
This was decided at a joint meeting of the State office-bearers and district presidents, Mr. Shreyams Kumar, national general secretary Varughese George and K.P. Mohanan, MLA, told the media here.
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.