With the Chief Minister and about 10 of his Cabinet colleagues expected to camp here for five days to attend the CPI(M) State conference, to be held from from February 22 to February 25, the State’s administration will virtually shift to Thrissur during the period.
The Chief Minister and the Ministers will reach here on February 21 itself. CPI Ministers too will participate in the conference. Personnel staff and other assistants of the Ministers are also reaching here during these days.
Arrangements have been made to avoid any interruption in administration due to the State conference. A camp office of the Chief Minister will be set up here. All emergency matters will be dealt here itself. Though the Chief Minister and other Ministers are participating in the conference, there will not be any delay in administrative matters, according to government sources.
Meanwhile, preparations are in full swing for the conference. The roads and streets of the district have been decorated with red festoons. Adhering to the green protocol, cloth decorations and banners have been used. The conference office at M.G. Road is also functioning according to the green protocol. The CITU has overseen decoration of 42 roads from various places to the city.
As only two days remain for the conference, campaigns have been intensified. Area-wise seminars have concluded. The public meeting of various organisations at Assembly constituencies have also been completed.
Processions
Torch light processions ahead of the conference have started from Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod. Torch light processions from 577 martyr memorials will reach Thrissur on February 21.
The flag rally start from Kayyur and flag mast rally from Vayalar. In all, 582 delegates, including 16 observers, will participate in the conference.
Party leader V.S. Achuthanandan will hoist the flag ahead of delegate meeting on February 22. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will light the torchlight. Party secretary Sitaram Yechury will inaugurate the delegates’ meeting.
Seminars on various topics, including Caste System and Indian Society, Media and Corporate Houses, Plurality of Indian Thought, Culture and Ideology, Kerala: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, and Quarter Century of Neoliberal Policies are being held in connection with the conference.
Addressing a seminar on ‘Plurality of Indian Thought’ held here on Tuesday, orator Sunil P. Elayidam said there was an effort to spiritualise the past history of the country. “Later it was connected to religion. These attempts have led to religious fundamentalism. The plurality of Indian knowledge systems, philosophy, and thoughts were deliberately ignored,” he said.
