Finance bill: Ready to examine voting visuals, says CM

Wednesday, July 27, 2011: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today informed that the state government was ready to examine the visuals during the voting process for the enactment of finance appropriation bill in Assembly.

Chandy informed this in a letter forwarded to Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan following the allegations that ruling UDF had passed the Vote on Account Bill by bogus voting.

CM has also asked the opposition to disclose names of those involved in the act and termed it as a serious allegation. Chandy would request Speaker G Karthikeyan to examine the visuals.

The budget session of the Kerala Assembly came to a stormy end on July 20 with CPI(M)-led LDF opposition disrupting proceedings, accusing the Congress-led UDF of deliberately delaying division on Vote on Account to muster enough strength.

LDF members alleged that Speaker G Karthikeyan allowed Finance Minister K M Mani to prolong his speech to enable UDF members outside the House at the time to get back to their seats and ensure that the government carried the vote.