Cadres busy in meetings, no Kerala budget

This, he said, was because CPI(M) and CPI leaders are too busy holding party meetings. And therefore, the Assembly subject committees that they populate will not be able to discuss and firm budget allocations — a process usually taking upto a couple of months, but has not begun yet.

Addressing a traders’ group in Kozhikode, Isaac said he cannot be accused of bunking his responsibilities. “I am not shirking my job,” Isaac asserted, maintaining that he can only hope to use the Vote-on-Account provision, under such circumstances. Meanwhile, KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the Minister and others consider holding party meetings to be more important than presenting the budget.