Political scuffle is high in Kerala. The UDF will maintain its objection against the Left government by following the COVID-19 protocol, convenor MM Hassan has said. "The protests will be held on October 12 at three select places across Assembly constituencies with the participation of five people. There won't be any crowd. The protests will be held in all the 140 constituencies of the state," he said at a press meet in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

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Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was forced in Kerala on October 3 and will be in effect until October 31 amidst an increase in the COVID-19 cases. The Opposition has been censured for creating crowded protests without following COVID-19 protocol while demanding the resignation of Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel over the gold scam. Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala, who is also UDF Chairman, on September 28 had said that the UDF won't hold direct protests anymore as the COVID cases were increasing day by day.

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Hassan also slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for not criticizing the Union government's policies including the Farm Bills and for not speaking a word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Why does the state government not say anything against the BJP government? The benefit of this would be for Pinarayi Vijayan and the Lavalin case. No one knows when this case will be taken for trial and when the verdict will come out," Hassan said. The Lavlin case dates back to 1995 when Pinarayi was Electricity Minister. He is accused of monetary gains from a deal with Canadian company SNC-Lavalin.

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