Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal P.P kicked up a political storm after he staged a walkout from an event in Kavaratti on Wednesday night after lambasting what he regarded as the ‘brutal governance’ of the Lakshadweep administration in the presence of the administrator Praful Khoda Patel.
His act was received with widespread applause from the audience majority of whom joined him. The event was held with fanfare to mark the inauguration of a petrol pump by the Indian Oil Corporation, the first in Lakshadweep.
In his speech, Mr. Faizal drew attention to the protests being held by the peace-loving people of Lakshadweep over 15 months owing to the hardships faced by them in all sectors since Mr. Patel assumed charge. He said that while the people were not against development, unilateral decisions on development without taking into confidence the people and consulting people’s representatives will not be accepted.
