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Kerala MLA Refuses Councillor’s Request to Vacate Office After BJP Takes Control of City Body

The exchange highlights a procedural dispute over office allotment rules, leaving the MLA in place pending any formal notice.

Overview

  • CPI(M) MLA V. K. Prasanth said BJP councillor and retired DGP R. Sreelekha phoned him asking that he vacate his office in the Sasthamangalam Corporation building.
  • He said the space was officially allotted on rent and remains valid through March 31, 2026, and he has applied to extend it until the Assembly term ends in May.
  • Prasanth maintained that only the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Secretary can initiate eviction, rejecting a direct demand from a councillor.
  • Coverage noted the two later met and shook hands, and no eviction notice, legal filing, or administrative order has been reported.
  • The BJP now controls 50 of 101 divisions in the civic body; the Mayor described the approach as cordial, while Left ministers criticized it as improper.