4 days ago
1
The Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a walkout successful the Kerala Assembly connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities of implementing wide transfers of authorities employees successful “an unfair manner” connected coming to powerfulness successful the State.
While the State authorities swept speech the Opposition complaint arsenic baseless, the second termed the authorities basal arsenic “unfortunate” and demanded urgent reappraisal and cancellation of the transportation orders. Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, announcing the walkout, said that the authorities had transferred astir 2,000 employees successful an unfair mode and successful usurpation of the transportation rules.
“If you look astatine the employees who person been transferred, you volition find individuals with superior illnesses, employees who person conscionable days near to discontinue from service, women, Class IV employees and employees from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. These are categories of employees who, nether mean circumstances, would beryllium eligible for peculiar consideration. They person been transferred near and close to distant places successful a precise inhuman manner,” Mr. Vijayan said.
The Opposition alleged that the transfers had been instigated by UDF-backed work organisations and that the authorities had bowed to their wishes. “There person been instances wherever the demands for the transfers were made successful the organisational letterhead and section heads were threatened to transportation retired the transfers. Action should beryllium initiated against specified individuals,” Mr. Vijayan said. The authorities should presumption the protestation taken retired by the employees connected Tuesday arsenic a warning, helium said.
At the commencement of the day’s session, V. Joy of the CPI(M) moved the question seeking adjournment of the day’s concern and a treatment connected the transfers, saying that they were affecting the morale of authorities employees.
UDF rejects charges
Speaking connected behalf of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph rejected the Opposition allegations arsenic baseless. “All transfers person been made successful enactment with existing transportation rules and to guarantee creaseless governance successful the State. The workout has not caused hardships to employees,” Mr. Joseph said.
In immoderate cases, the authorities has shifted employees who person been successful the aforesaid station for years, helium added.
