Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister of Keralam V D Satheesan on Wednesday said the cabinet decided to dissolve the current Loka Kerala Sabha as none of the decisions taken in its three past conferences have been implemented and there were allegations of huge expenditure and extravaganace in connection with the way it was conducted.
New System to Replace Loka Kerala Sabha Announced
During a press conference following a cabinet meeting, Satheesan announced that the Loka Kerala Sabha will be replaced by a new and more effective system. Details about the new system were not provided at this time.
The CM on Monday had said the UDF government had not changed its political decision to discontinue the Loka Kerala Sabha in the form in which it was held under the previous LDF administration. “Expatriate welfare schemes are a matter of top priority for the government.
The state government was not considering organising the Loka Kerala Sabha as it was done during the time of the LDF government, he had said. The CM had also said that the government has not allocated a single rupee for the sixth edition of the Loka Kerala Sabha and funds have been allocated only for the administrative expenses of the LKS Secretariat office and for certain programmes, including the Business Leadership Meet organised through the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs department. Funds have also been allocated for the initial work of implementing such proposals,” he had said.
“The decisions taken in the subsequent second and third LKS conferences were also not implemented and we, when in the opposition, had alleged huge expenditure and extravagance in connection with the conduct of the LKS events,” Satheesan said. “For that, a cabinet sub-committee comprising the Industries, Home, Health and Water Resources ministers and chaired by the CM has been constituted,” Satheesan said.
