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MB Rajesh MB Rajesh resigned as Speaker Sworn in as minister on Tuesday

  • Very last Updated : September 03, 2022, 2:58 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram MB Rajesh has resigned as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The resignation letter was handed more than to Deputy Speaker Chittayam Gopakumar. MV Govindan, who was the Minister for Area Enhancement and Overseas Affairs, had resigned as the Minister right after being elected as the Condition Secretary of the CPM. The CPM secretariat has picked MB Rajesh as minister to fill the vacancy of MV Govindan.

MB Rajesh will be sworn in as minister in a ceremony to be held at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. AN Shamsir is the new speaker of the assembly.

Yesterday, MV Govindan, who was elected CPM state secretary, resigned from the ministry. In the meantime, there was an agreement in the state secretariat of the CPM to go on as an MLA. In 1998, Pinarayi, the secretary, resigned as a minister and remained as an MLA.

Published by:Arun Krishna

To start with released:September 03, 2022, 2:54 PM IST