Congress appoints VD Satheesan as Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly

By Express News Service
T’PURAM: A technology shift is lastly being witnessed within the State Congress with the appointment of VD Satheesan because the Congress Legislative Party chief (CLP). 

Satheesan’s appointment comes after MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress National General Secretary KC Venugopal stood agency in supporting Satheesan, braving the stress ways raised by Oommen Chandy and the incumbent Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala. 

The resolution to nominate Satheesan because the CLP was knowledgeable by Mallikarjun Kharge, the central observer, who was assigned to supervise this choice to State Congress President Mullapally Ramachandran.

Satheesan will turn into the following Opposition Leader within the fifteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly as soon as Mullapally provides the letter to the pro-term Speaker informing him of the Congress social gathering’s resolution. 

The two factional leaders lower a sorry determine after they determined to unite, which had not gone down properly with a cross part of the leaders, particularly among the many social gathering employees. A rift was seen taking place within the factions a lot to the apprehensions of Oommen Chandy and Chennithala. 

It was the 4 ‘A’ group MLA’s PC Vishnunath, M Vincent, Shafi Parambil and T Siddique who performed spoilsport for Chennithala on the assembly chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge. 

Despite Oommen Chandy’s demand earlier than his group leaders to again Chennithala, these 4 legislators challenged the group diktat and maintained that solely a “change” can convey again the misplaced glory of the Congress. They duly knowledgeable the central observer about their alternative. 

The normal outcry among the many youth MLA’s was that solely a technology shift would allow the Congress social gathering to bounce again at a time when the CPM management had come out with contemporary faces of their LDF ministry. 

Rahul Gandhi had at all times stood for younger blood a lot to the frustration of Chennithala who had been lobbying arduous for one more time period in workplace. Within minutes of the announcement from the nationwide capital on Satheesan’s appointment, Mullapally wished him one of the best in his new position.

“I am hoping Satheesan will shine in his new capacity. I do not know when his name came to the forefront of the CLP leader’s role. Satheesan has already proved his mettle as a legislator. I will be giving a letter to the Speaker informing him of the central Congress leadership’s decision in proposing Satheesan as the next Opposition Leader”, mentioned Mullapally.

When there was a tug of conflict between Satheesan and Chennithala and the central Congress management dilly dallying on their alternative, senior Congress chief A Okay Antony ensured that Mallikarjun Kharge ought to confide to the three senior leaders earlier than making the official announcement. Chennithala then referred to as up Satheesan and congratulated him.

“The meeting to select the CLP leader had decided to entrust the Congress High Command and now they have chosen Satheesan. I am agreeing to the Congress High Command’s decision to appoint Satheesan”, mentioned Chennithala in a press release.

The UDF allies, together with the Indian Union Muslim League have welcomed Satheesan’s appointment. Even although the allies too needed a change of guard on the social gathering and parliamentary ranges, they’d taken a stand that regardless of the central Congress management takes, they’ll abide by it. But the grape vine was that they too wished to see a generational shift.