Congress-led UDF boycotts third edition of Loka Kerala Sabha in Thiruvananthapuram

The Loka Kerala Sabha held on Thursday evening was inaugurated by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan who in his inaugural address appreciated the expatriates contribution in building the global reputation of the country.

NewsBharati    17-Jun-2022 13:20:42 PM
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Kochi, June 17: The Congress-led UDF boycotted the third meeting of the Loka Kerala Sabha held in Thiruvananthapuram citing the recent alleged police atrocities against its workers for protesting against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in view of the allegations made against him by Swapna Suresh, in the gold smuggling.
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Another reason cited by the UDF for avoiding the Loka Kerala Sabha was the lack of response from the government to the queries and suggestions of the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan regarding the benefits, if any, to the expatriates from the last two meetings of the sabha held in 2018 and 2020.
 
 
The reasons for boycotting the event was communicated by senior Congress leader and UDF convenor MM Hassan while speaking to media on Thursday evening after a meeting of UDF members. He said that in the UDF meeting, among other things, it was decided to boycott the third edition of the Loka Kerala Sabha, a platform of non-resident Keralites from 47 countries and 21 states.
 
The Congress-led opposition had boycotted the last meeting of the Loka Kerala Sabha held in January 2020.
The Loka Kerala Sabha held on Thursday evening was inaugurated by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan who in his inaugural address appreciated the expatriates contribution in building the global reputation of the country.