ERNAKULAM : Ahead of crucial local body polls in October and assembly polls next year, Kerala’s politics is heating up as ruling and Opposition parties face off in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.The Opposition Congress raised a stink over a health data contract given to an American company, forcing the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government to amend the contract.
The Congress was also able to raise the issue of steep electricity bills issued for the lockdown period, prompting the reversal of ₹200 crore additional charges.
Protests by Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala to drop the demand for covid-negative certificates for expatriates to return also forced the government to postpone the decision.