Cong. not to act against Manju who quit as Agali grama panchayat chief

The Congress successful Attappady’s Agali grama panchayat heaved a suspiration of alleviation pursuing the resignation of its subordinate N.K. Manju arsenic panchayat president. By assuming the presidency with the enactment of 9 Left Democratic Front (LDF) members, Ms. Manju had not lone embarrassed the enactment but besides forced it to see ineligible action.

The Congress territory enactment has opted to forgive her, viewing her actions arsenic those of an inexperienced individual, alternatively than taking punitive measures oregon expressing vindictiveness.

District Congress Committee president A. Thankappan said that the enactment would not instrumentality immoderate enactment against Ms. Manju. He said that the enactment would stay much vigilant to forestall a recurrence of specified situations.

In the 2015 and 2020 section assemblage elections, the LDF had dominated the Agali panchayat. However, successful the caller elections, the United Democratic Front (UDF) gained the precocious manus by winning 10 of the 21 seats, portion the LDF secured 9 and the BJP two. With the BJP maintaining a neutral non-supportive stance towards some the UDF and the LDF, the UDF is successful a comfy presumption to govern the panchayat successful spite of falling 1 spot abbreviated of a majority.

The UDF nominated Sibu Cyriac for the president’s station successful Agali. But Ms. Manju, elected from Chinnaparamba (Ward 20) connected the Congress symbol, spoiled the program by getting elected arsenic president with the enactment of the LDF. Her determination drew crisp disapproval from assorted quarters, including leaders of the Christian community. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil, founder-director of the Sehion Retreat Centre successful Attappady, was among those who condemned her action.

Under unit from the Congress’ ultimatum, she stepped down connected Monday, paving the mode for the UDF’s instrumentality to powerfulness successful Agali. However, with 10 UDF members, including Ms. Manju, alongside the LDF’s 9 and the BJP’s two, governance successful the panchayat is improbable to beryllium smooth.