Bengaluru: Pressure mounted on Kerala’s transport minister Thomas Chandy to quit after the state high court criticized him sharply on Tuesday over a case of land encroachment. The writ petition shows that the minister has lost trust in the chief minister and the government in which he is also a minister. But Chandy, the richest cabinet member and the sole NCP minister, remains in place. It is better for Chandy to quit, said senior communist leader and public works minister G. Sudhakaran. On Monday, Pannyan Raveendran, leader of Communist Party of India, LDF’s second biggest constituent, demanded Chandy step down, whereas Kerala’s senior-most communist leader V.S.

Source: Mint November 14, 2017 19:41 UTC