No dialogue on change in ministership, says NCP chief and Kerala Forest Minister Saseendran

Kerala Forest Minister A. Ok. Saseendran (file)
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Senior NCP chief in Kerala and State Forest Minister A.Ok. Saseendran on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) rejected media studies concerning the change within the occasion’s lone ministership within the Left authorities and made it clear that there isn’t any impediment for occasion MLA Thomas Ok. Thomas to be a part of the Kerala Cupboard as an alternative of him.

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP is an ally within the ruling Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) within the Kerala. It has two MLAS – A.Ok. Saseendran and Thomas Ok. Thomas.

Mr. Saseendran advised reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that he had already made his stand clear on this regard and knowledgeable the occasion’s State and Central management about his thoughts when a dialogue got here on this regard two months in the past.

The Minister’s response got here amidst speculations concerning the latest assembly of Mr. Thomas, who represents the Kuttanad constituency within the State meeting, with NCP nationwide president Sharad Pawar in New Delhi.

“At current, no dialogue is going on within the NCP concerning the change within the ministership. As a parliamentary occasion chief of the State NCP, Mr. Thomas has all proper to satisfy the nationwide president and maintain discussions with him,” Mr. Saseendran stated.

His motion was by no means a violation of occasion self-discipline or any anti-party transfer, the Minister additional stated.

Nonetheless, Mr. Saseendran stated he didn’t know the small print of the private dialog between Mr. Pawar and Mr. Thomas.

“I’m not towards Mr. Thomas changing into minister. I’m not in any respect a blockade of that. However, I’m specific about one factor, that the occasion ought to have a illustration within the State authorities,” he added.

Thomas denies talks on Saseendran

Whereas speaking to reporters, Mr. Thomas additionally denied media studies that he had met Mr. Pawar to debate the elimination of Mr. Saseendran from the State Cupboard.

“I went to Delhi and met Mr. Pawar after the latest State committee assembly as directed by him. No such discussions had been held. I simply met him and got here again,” he stated.

It’s the nationwide management of the occasion which ought to take a remaining resolution concerning the change in NCP’s ministership within the State Cupboard, he added.