India, Jan. 21 -- A row broke out in the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused Governor Rajendra Arlekar of making a few omissions and modifications to the customary opening address that the latter delivered on the first day of the House's final session.

It was alleged that Governor Arlekar, in his 112-minute-long policy speech approved by the state cabinet, omitted sections criticising the Union government's fiscal policy and the delay in giving assent to bills passed by the state legislature.

After the Governor delivered the customary address and left the House, Vijayan stated that he had made some changes to the text in paragraphs 12, 15 and 16 of the address.

"The policy speech approved by the Cab...