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Oommen Chandy says the Opposition will raise the issue in the Assembly today. Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders on Wednesday demanded an unconditional apology from Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan over his controversial remarks relating to slain National Security Guards commando Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s family and accused him of committing breach of privilege by claiming that he had expressed regrets during his reference in the Assembly. Addressing a press conference here in the evening, Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy, Kerala Congress(M) leader K.M. Mani, Indian Union Muslim League leader C.T. Ahmed Ali, and Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithy leader K.K. Shaju questioned the Chief Minister’s claim at a press conference earlier in the day that he had regretted his remarks on the floor of the House. Mr. Chandy said the Chief Minister was misrepresenting facts by making such a claim and this amounted to breach of privilege. Asserting that the Opposition did not want to continue the current controversy as per the wishes of the bereaved family, Mr. Chandy said the Chief Minister’s expression of regret at a press conference soon after his Assembly reference could only be termed as a late reaction. He had in his Assembly speech made allegations against the Opposition and the media and even went to the extent of disowning his party leadership. He had expressed regrets only because of all-round pressure, instead of utilising the opportunity on the floor of the Assembly. The Opposition leader said they proposed to raise the issue of breach of privilege in the House on Thursday. The Chief Minister clung to his false prestige instead of positively responding to the matter. “We feel that the Chief Minister, through this episode, has proved himself unqualified to continue in office. It is left to the CPI(M) leadership to take an appropriate decision,” he said.
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