LDF stages walkout over co-operative sector issue

Wednesday, September 28, 2011: CPM led LDF Opposition in Kerala today staged a walkout in the assembly to protest Speaker’s refusal to permit a discussion on alleged misuse of government machinery to allow the ruling UDF to take over the administration of State Agriculture Co-operative Bank (SACB).
Seeking leave for an adjournment motion on the matter, senior CPI-M leader E P Jayarajan said government through an
ordinance cancelled the affiliation of 17 primary Agriculture co-operative Banks with an intention to capture SACB.
Co-operative sector was in a crisis as disbursement of loans to farmers had been hit due to the development, he said.
Rejecting Opposition charges, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said government decision was to adhere to guidelines of
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

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