| Nava Kerala Sadas 2023 | |
| Date: | – 24 December 2023 |
| Location: | Kerala, India |
| Type: | Road Show, Public Outreach Programme |
| Theme: | Political movement, social movement |
| Cause: | Publicising the Kerala State (LDF) government’s achievements |
| Motive: | a major link between the government and the citizens, as their opinions on various issues would help in formulating the path ahead for the creation of a new Kerala |
| Organizers: | Left Democratic Front, Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Participants: | Politicians, citizens, civil society organisations, political activists |
Nava Kerala Sadas was the outreach programme of the Kerala government, where the chief minister and ministers travelled through all assembly constituencies of the state.[1] (lit: Kerala Janakiya Mantri Sabha, with the people) was a mass movement which was held by the Left Democratic Front ("the LDF as short form), senior LDF leader and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan[2] to encourage the public to join hands with Government from Manjeswaram[3] to Thiruvananthapuram, a journey of 589 kilometres (365 miles) over almost 36 days 140 Assembly constituencies.
It aims to highlight the achievements of the LDF government so far, plans for a bright future for the state of Kerala. Pinarayi Vijayan and his group of ministers toured 140 assembly constituencies.[4]
After a 36-day journey that began at Manjeshwar, the Nava Kerala Sadas concluded on December 23, 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram, etching a new chapter in the annals of democratic governance. Kerala government claimed that this movement will strengthen efforts to build a new Kerala.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ministers inaugurated the ‘Nava Kerala Sadas’ on November 18 in Manjeshwar
Nava Kerala Sadas on November 20 in Payyanur
A BharatBenz coach costing ₹1.05-crore (₹10,500,000) was specially built for the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his ministers to use during the 36-daylong Nava Kerala Sadas.[12] [13]
Later, KSRTC started inter-state passenger service with the bus between Kozhikode and Bangalore.[14] [15]
On November 22: Nava Kerala Sadas as allegations of forcing school children to attend the programme surfaced.[16] The msf kerala, the student wing of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has approached the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR), seeking the rights body’s attention to an incident related to the Kerala government’s Nava Kerala Sadas According to the complaint lodged by MSF, students at Champad LP school were made to stand under the scorching sun to greet the Chief Minister of Kerala.
Tirurangadi District Educational Officer (DEO) at Malappuram district convened a meeting for the Headmasters in the educational district regarding student participation in the Nava Kerala Sadas.[17]
On November 18: A major controversy revolves around the Kerala State RTC’s special BharatBenz coach, reportedly costing Rs 1.05 crore, designated for the travel of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other Ministers.[18]
On November 23: Chairperson of Paravur municipality after he agreed to give ₹1 lakh for the Nava Kerala Sadas from the fund of the urban local body.[19]
On November 24: Another controversy School wall demolished in Malappuram to make way for Nava Kerala bus. [20]
On November 20: Youth Congress members in protest waved black flags at the Nava Kerala Sadas special bus carrying the chief minister and other cabinet ministers at Kannur.[21]
The Pazhayangadi police have registered a case against 14 Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) workers for assaulting Youth Congress (YC) members who were waving black flags at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other Ministers in Kannur, Kerala.[22]
On December 1: another Controversies attack on the YouTuber who came to file a complaint in the Nava kerala audience. Nisar, a native of Malappuram, was beaten up again. Attack of CPIM activists took place inside the Areekode police station compound. Nisar, who was injured in the violence, was treated in a private hospital.[23]