Four council meetings to set stage for no-confidence battle at Pala

Even as the standoff within the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) in Pala shows no signs of easing, the municipality has convened four consecutive council meetings from July 14 to 17, just days before the no-confidence motion moved by the LDF-led Opposition against chairperson Diya Binu is scheduled to come up for discussion.

The move has added a fresh political dimension to an already bitter power struggle between the Congress and the independent collective, the two constituents of the ruling front whose relationship has deteriorated into an open confrontation. With the no-confidence motion looming, there is growing speculation that the independent collective led by the chairperson, is attempting to settle pending policy and administrative issues before the political equations undergo a possible upheaval.