Top Kerala news developments today

Here are the important developments from Kerala to watch out for today:

• Assembly convenes today to elect a new Speaker. The Opposition UDF has fielded Anwar Sadat (Congress) against AM Shamseer of the CPI(M). The election was necessitated by the resignation of former Speaker MB Rajesh after the CPI(M) nominated him to the Cabinet.
• Minister for Local Self Government MB Rajesh chairs a high-level meeting today to discuss the stray dog menace and chalk out an action plan to bring it under control.
• The curtains will come down on the Onam week celebrations today with a cultural pageantry.
• Bharat Jodo yatra in Thiruvananthapuram district. Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet the Latin archdiocese clergy spearheading the agitation against the Vizhinjam seaport project. Later in the day, he will address a public meeting at Kazhakuttam.