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Days aft the Kerala Legislative Assembly was adjourned pursuing uproar implicit the alleged Sabarimala golden theft, the House reconvened connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) with a comparatively restrained protestation by the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF).
Soon aft the Question Hour began, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan informed Speaker A.N. Shamseer that the UDF would proceed its protestation demanding the resignation of the Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan successful transportation with the Sabarimala controversy. He besides alleged that the peculiar probe squad (SIT) probing the lawsuit “should not relation nether pressure” from the Chief Minister’s Office.
Mr. Satheesan announced that 2 UDF MLAs, C.R. Mahesh and Najeeb Kanthapuram, would statesman a satyagraha successful beforehand of the Assembly. He added that the Opposition would prosecute the protestation portion continuing to cooperate with the proceedings of the House.
Protest is against HC, says Pinarayi
Responding to the statement, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the agitation should not beryllium viewed arsenic a protestation against the government. He pointed retired that the SIT was functioning nether the supervision of the Kerala High Court and that each indispensable interventions and directions were being made by the court.
“The protest, though being held astatine the gates of the Legislative Assembly, is successful effect directed against the High Court,” the Chief Minister said.
