Oppn walks out after Speaker rejects motion on Rebuild Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday | 26th June, 2019

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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Opposition walked out of the assembly on Tuesday after Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan declined a discussion on an adjournment motion on the Rebuild Kerala initiative. He said around 20% of flood victims were yet to receive the `10,000 initial aid announced by the government. He said the Chief Minister’s statement the Rebuild Kerala project was a long-term process meant victims would not get any relief in the near future. On Chief Minister saying the Opposition hampered ‘Salary Challenge’, Chennithala said it was ‘goonda collection’, not salary challenge. 'opposition stand unfortunate'Replying to Satheesan’s adjournment motion, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Opposition was supporting initiatives taken by certain private television channels against government’s Rebuild Kerala project..