Opposition chief claims Kerala government is hoarding decisions in chief minister’s office

Pinarayi Vijayan, leader of the opposition, said the Kerala government is concentrating decision‑making power in the chief minister’s office, leaving ministers uninformed, during a CPI(M) political explanation meeting in Madikkai, The Hindu reported.

What did Vijayan allege about the government's decision‑making process?

He said the situation is unprecedented in the state and that the chief minister is taking major decisions without coordination among departments, keeping even senior ministers in the dark.

Which specific agreement did he cite as an example?

Vijayan referred to an electricity purchase agreement with GNA, noting that the minister who heads the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee claimed he was unaware both of the original deal and of the later decision to abandon it.

What remedial step did he demand?

He called for a judicial investigation into what he described as suspicious administrative actions and warned that artificial power shortages might be engineered to benefit corporate monopolies, The Hindu added.