All-party meeting on Sabarimala fails

Thiruvananthapuram | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

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The chief minister made it clear at the start that government will ensure women entry. The government is ready to ensure arrangements for women entry,” he said.The chief minister said that government was ready to consider the option of allowing women entry on particular days at the hill shrine. The government wants to use its iron hand in this case and so there was no need for a discussion, he added.The chief minister sought our cooperation so that CPM’s plan to ensure women entry could succeed. Thiruvananthapuram: The all-party meeting , convened by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss Sabarimala issue, failed to reach a consensus as LDF, UDF and BJP were unwilling to make a compromise on allowing the entry of young women to the temple. So, a petition seeking time to implement the order could have been sought..