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Drama unfolded in Kerala Assembly on Tuesday after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar of making additions and deletions to the policy address approved by the Council of Ministers. He further requested the Legislative Assembly to accept the Cabinet-approved version as the authentic policy document.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister accused the Governor of making changes in paragraphs 12, 15 and 16 of the policy address delivered by the Governor in the Kerala Assembly.<\/p>\n

Speaking in the House during the opening day of the session in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Vijayan said, \u201cThere are certain additions and deletions that were made in the policy address delivered by the Governor today while addressing the House.”<\/p>\n

What Were The Alleged Changes?<\/h4>\n

Highlighting the changes, the Chief Minister said the first sentence of paragraph 12, \u201cDespite having achieved such social and institutional gains, Kerala continues to face a severe financial strain as a result of the Union Government\u2019s persistent adverse actions that weaken the constitutional principles of fiscal federalism” \u2014 was omitted by the Governor.<\/p>\n

He further noted that the last two sentences of paragraph 15, which stated, \u201cBills passed by State Legislatures have been kept pending for long periods. In these matters, my Government has approached the Supreme Court, and they have been referred to a Constitution Bench,” were also left out of the Governor\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n

Referring to paragraph 16, Vijayan said the Cabinet-approved sentence, \u201cTax devolution and Finance Commission grants are constitutional entitlements of the States and not acts of generosity, and any pressure exerted on the constitutional institutions entrusted with these responsibilities undermines the federal principles” \u2014 was altered by the addition of the words \u201cmy Government believes.”<\/p>\n

The first session of 2026 in the Kerala Assembly began with the customary policy address by Governor Arlekar, his first since assuming office on January 2, 2025.<\/p>\n

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