The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on Tuesday attempted to draw a line under the UAE diplomatic baggage gold smuggling scandal by "unexpectedly" conceding an Opposition demand to adjourn the Assembly to discuss the controversy.
Swapna Suresh, an accused in the economic offence, had cast Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the centre of the furore by testifying against him and his family in a court of law.
Subsequently, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had unleashed an aggressive street campaign for Mr. Vijayan's resignation.
