THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in a verbal battle. Both sides with arguments and challenges, followed by the boycott of the opposition. What the assembly saw yesterday was the war trumpets of the ruling opposition forces eager to enter the arena before the date for the parliamentary elections was set.

The debate on the motion of thanks started in the parliament yesterday before the shock of the Governor's policy announcement speech, which was limited to one and a half minutes, was over. Reflections were also expected in the assembly on the action of the governor who created a scene by sitting on the road for two hours against the black flag agitation of SFI in Kollam Nilamel and paved the way for the entry of the central forces into the scene at Raj Bhavan.

However, during the question and answer session, the opposition started shooting torpedos at the government. If the first one was the shortage of medicines in government hospitals, the next weapon was the freeze in welfare pensions for the last five months. The opposition, which filled the arena with the allegation that an elderly person committed suicide due to the trouble of not getting pension, came to the centre stage and protested. In the end, when the opposition boycotted the meeting without participating in the discussion, it became clear that they came prepared.

Medicine shortages in government hospitals and cuts in welfare pensions will be a formidable weapon for the opposition against the government in the upcoming elections also. Therefore, the state government will also be forced to make necessary announcements in this regard before the election date. Especially in the budget to be presented on the 5th.