Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 14 (PTI): The Opposition UDF today staged a walk-out in the Kerala assembly after Speaker K Radhakrishnan refused to allow debate on the issue of Chief Secretary Lizzie Jacob quitting the post following an adverse remark by Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan against her.
During a recent cabinet briefing, Achuthanandan had said that there was a lapse on Jacob's part in not informing him of the sanction given for construction of a helipad at Ponmudi where ISRO had purchased land for its Space Institute.
K Sudhakaran (Cong), who sought leave for an adjournment motion on the issue, said the Chief Minister's public criticism of the Chief Secretary would "destroy" the self confidence of civil servants. The Chief Secretary's decision to seek voluntary retirement had created an administrative impasse in the state.
He said it was for the first time that a Chief Secretary was stepping down owing to "distrust" expressed by the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister had no right to continue in office if he was not in the know of what was happening in the General Administration Department headed by him, Sudhakaran said.
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