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UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash Slams Front's Functioning, CM Satheesan Over Neglect
- •Senior Congress leader and UDF convenor Adoor Prakash expressed strong displeasure over the functioning of the ruling front and Chief Minister V D Satheesan.
- •Prakash stated he is being kept out of important decisions and learns about them through the media, calling it "serious neglect."
- •He highlighted that appointments like those of M K Muneer and G Devarajan were made without UDF discussion, despite not questioning their eligibility.
- •Prakash noted a lack of collective consultation and UDF meetings, urging the Chief Minister to initiate discussions.
- •He announced he would formally convey his strong dissatisfaction to the AICC, emphasizing his responsibility to party workers and UDF supporters.
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Adoor Prakash voiced displeasure because he was being kept out of major decisions and important government policies, learning about them through news reports instead of internal discussions. He described the situation as serious neglect and stated he would formally convey his dissatisfaction to the AICC.
Prakash's remarks followed the reported cabinet appointments of senior IUML leader M K Muneer as chairman of the Administrative Reforms Commission with Cabinet rank, and Forward Bloc leader G Devarajan as Kerala’s special representative in Delhi. These appointments had reportedly not been discussed within the UDF prior to being made.
Prakash noted that a clear lack of coordination was evident during the recent local body bypolls. He pointed out that while the alliance won 18 seats without suffering major setbacks, it ultimately failed to achieve some of the broader gains it had expected.
