Kerala to send delegation to UAE, Japan

Thiruvananthapuram: A delegation comprising MLAs of both ruling UDF and oppostion LDF will visit UAE to make an on the spot study of Keralites working there, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday.

The MLAs to be included in the team, led by State Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed, would be decided after holding talks with party leaders of both fronts, Chandy said.

The state Labour Minister Babu Divakaran would be a member of the delegation, he said. It has also been decided to send an official delegation of state Finance Minister Vakkom Purushothaman and Revenue Minister K M Mani to Japan to take part in Expo-2005 at Nahoya in Japan next month.

The other two members from the ruling front in the team were former ministers P K Kunhalikutty and K V Thomas. The Opposition representative in the team would be decided later. The team would also include a government secretary and a Planning Board member, he said.