Kerala Congress chairman Asked for K.B. Ganesh Kumar Re Induction

10 October 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Congress (B) chairman R. Balakrishna Pillai on Wednesday reiterated his party’s demand for the restoration of its Cabinet berth and the re-induction of his son K.B. Ganesh Kumar as a Minister.

Addressing a press conference here soon after his party’s State committee meeting, Mr. Pillai said the induction could not be delayed further and that he was confident that it would take place before parliamentary elections. He said he wanted the United Democratic Front to follow the coalition conventions of giving a slot for constituents in accordance with their relative strength and numbers in the Assembly.

Kerala Congress (B) is entitled to a berth as much as the Kerala Congress (Jacob). “I can’t understand why there should be any hurdles in implementing the basic principles of the coalition. Parties which are smaller than us have got representation in the Cabinet. We don’t want Cabinet status, but we want to be in the Cabinet,” he said in reply to a question.

Mr. Pillai said Mr. Ganesh Kumar should have been re-inducted as Minister five months ago as per the assurance given by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Ramesh Chennithala. They had assured the party that he would be reinstated once he settled all his court cases. The UDF had authorised the Chief Minister to take an appropriate decision on his re-induction. The matter need not be discussed in the UDF, Mr. Pillai said.

With regard to the solar case, Mr. Pillai said Mr. Chandy had erred in the selection of his staff members. He should have been more cautious in this. Allegations about his involvement in the scam were baseless.

Source– http://www.thehindu.com

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