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By Our Special Correspondent
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 22. The Opposition today boycotted the replies of the Ministers to the discussion on the demands for grants in the Assembly today demanding clarifications on the resignation of the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled and Backward Communities and Culture, A. P. Anil Kumar. The CPI (M) deputy leader, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who raised the issued at the end of the debate, said that the Opposition was not sure whether the ministry now had 18 or 19 Ministers. The Speaker, Therambil Ramakrishnan, said that while he had received no official communication about the resignation of the Minister, the Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, had told the House that the resignation had not been accepted. So, the position was clear. However, not satisfied by the clarification of the Speaker the Opposition walked out.
KINSC to buy ship
Replying to the debate on the demands for grants for Transport and Taxes on Vehicles, the Minister for Transport, N. Sakthan, said that the Kerala Inland Navigation and Shipping Corporation (KINSC) would be buying a ship for operating a service between Kochi and Colombo. The vessel would cost about Rs. 35 crores. The Minister said that though the mini buses were not profitable, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) would buy more mini buses in view demand from the members and the public. The Government, he said, could not do anything to cancel the decision of the District Transport Authority and the State Transport Authority against renewal permits to about 800 mini buses being operated in Kozhikode district. About 2,000 workers had lost their jobs because of the decision. The Government was considering whether legislation could be brought to allow for issue of permits for the mini buses. He said that the KSRTC was facing a diesel bill of about Rs. 30 crores a month which would go up by more than Rs. 1 crore a month if the proposed hike in diesel prices comes into effect next month. The corporation could have saved Rs. 4 crores a month by way of reduced diesel consumption if the roads in the State were good. He said that the KSRTC would soon start 25 air-conditioned express bus services. As many as 600 new buses were proposed to be purchased next year.
Merit seat fees
The Minister for Cooperation and Ports, M. V. Raghavan, who replied to the debate on the demands for Cooperation and Ports, said that the Government had not wavered on its policy of collecting lower fees for merit seats in professional colleges in the cooperative sector.
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