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Adoor Prakash Rejects UDF Rift, Seeks Alliance Consultation
Adoor Prakash is a leader of the UDF alliance and a Congress MP.
He said there is no major fight between the UDF and Congress.
However, he complained that important government decisions were being made without consulting all alliance partners.
He also said UDF meetings had not been held regularly.
The alliance has held only one meeting since taking office.
Prakash said appointments given to M K Muneer and G Devarajan should have been discussed by the alliance first.
He said the chief minister was responsible for making those decisions.
Prakash plans to inform the AICC about his concerns.
He also criticised protests by student and youth groups and accused the CPI(M) of acting as the BJP’s B-team.
UDF convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash denied any conflict between the UDF and Congress.
Prakash repeated that major government decisions should be discussed with alliance partners before being finalised.
He said the UDF had held only one alliance meeting since coming to power.
He cited Cabinet-rank appointments for M K Muneer and G Devarajan as decisions that should have involved joint discussion.
Prakash said he would inform the AICC and alleged that the CPI(M) was currently functioning as the BJP’s B-team.
- Who
- UDF convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash, along with the UDF, Congress, and state government leadership.
- What
- Prakash denied a rift but criticised the lack of consultation with alliance partners over government decisions and appointments.
- Where
- Pathanamthitta, Kerala.
- When
- Prakash made the latest remarks on Friday, one day after making his initial criticism at a press conference.
- Why
- He said important decisions should be discussed jointly by the UDF before being finalised.
Prakash’s concerns
Government-side position
Consultation on decisions
Prakash’s concerns
Prakash said major decisions, including Cabinet-rank appointments, should have been planned through joint discussion with UDF partners.
Government-side position
Prakash acknowledged that the chief minister was responsible for the decisions and said none of the alliance partners had expressed opposition to them.
Condition of the alliance
Prakash’s concerns
Prakash said UDF meetings had not been held regularly and that he had learned about important developments through the media.
Government-side position
Prakash rejected claims of a conflict between the UDF and Congress, saying there was no such rift.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Adoor Prakash, UDF convenor and Congress MP
- Alliance meetings
- The UDF has held one alliance meeting since coming to power, according to Prakash.
- Appointments discussed
- M K Muneer was appointed chairman of the Administrative Reforms Commission, while G Devarajan was appointed Kerala’s special representative in New Delhi.
- Prakash’s position
- He said he was not opposed to the appointments but wanted them discussed jointly by the UDF.
- AICC involvement
- Prakash said he would take the matter up with the AICC in the coming days.
- Chief minister’s role
- Prakash said the chief minister was responsible for making the appointments.
- Political criticism
- Prakash alleged that the CPI(M) was functioning as the BJP’s B-team and criticised SFI and DYFI protests against ministers.
Quotes
Adoor Prakash
UDF convenor and Congress MP
“It was the AICC that appointed me. Therefore, as someone appointed by the AICC, it is my duty and responsibility to inform them.”
deccanchronicle.com
“But my opinion is simply that as the UDF Convener, such matters should have been planned through a joint discussion.”
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Sources
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