The LDF is seeing reason. However, it is still far from convinced that the Governor R. S. Gavai did his constitutional duty.
Egged by parties such as the CPI and RSP, the CPI (M) has resolved itself to take the legal course in the SNC Lavalin case win which party State secretary Pinarai Vijayan is the seventh accused. They still say that the Governor acted without authority. According to the CPI (M), the Governor is an official of the Central Government. If it cared to look at the Constitution, it can be seen that the Governor is not an official but a Constitutional authority and Supreme Court verdicts show that he had discretionary powers to allow the prosecution of Mr. Vijayan disregarding the opinion of the Cabinet.
All this shows that the LDF is far from redeeming itself after the crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Though they acknowledge that the SNC Lavalin case played a role in their losing public support, they are unwilling to change their policies. Instead, they are trying to hoodwink the public by raising technicalities of the Governor’s decision.
It is also notable that a section of the leaders in both the CPI and the RSP is in favour of the line of official faction of the CPI (M). This is suppressing a rebellion by the others.
June 17, 2009 at 9:09 pm |
Since when did the commies see reason? There very existence has been on the basis of denying reality. Anything that goes against them needs to be opposed, no matter even though they are wrong.
The worst thing that has happened to Kerala is communism. Not that i have any sympathy for the morons who keep voting them to power again and again.
July 10, 2009 at 5:01 pm |
That the Governor played politics is obvious. He only tried to keep his ‘kursi’ through obedience to the UDF. If he had merely okayed the Cabinet recommendation, it would have been worse for the LDF in the public eye.
Now, poor Karthikeyan is also in trouble. However, all know that they are safe as long as the Surjeet children still have their Italy connections.
July 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm |
There is little doubt that the Governor’s is a political decision. But he would have been in error if he did not grant sanction for prosecution of case investigated under direct supervision of the courts.