Thiruvanananthapuram: The state government has stopped the printing of this year's diaries following a complaint raised by CPI ministers that the list of ministers was not printed in alphabetical order.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan intervened in the issue and stopped the production after almost 40,000 diaries were printed. The printing and stationery department handled by the chief minister is in charge of printing the diaries.
The officials had the other day given the copies of the diaries to the chief minister in his chamber and also to CPI Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar who was present there. Mr Sunil Kumar protested to the chief minister after going through the diary about the faux pas.
The names of CPM ministers were printed after that of the chief minister not according to the alphabetical order. The names of CPI ministers were printed only after the name of Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran of the NCP. Usually, the number two comes after the chief minister and the others in alphabetical order. The order was violated this time.
LDF ration protest:
LDF convener Vaikom Viswan announced after the LDF meeting on Tuesday a series of protest programmes against the central government policies allegedly aimed at derailing the ration distribution in the state. The LDF would organise a Raj Bhavan march on February 18 demanding urgent intervention of the centre to end the crisis in the distribution of ration items. It would also organise evening dharnas in various centres on January 12.
Central meeting
The three day CPM central committee meeting would begin on Thursday. The meeting will discuss the issues in the party. The politburo will meet on Thursday followed by the central committee.
