The Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution seeking the immediate recall of the Lakshadweep administrator and a rollback of his controversial reforms ranging from a ban on cow slaughter to measures facilitating land grab.

Moving the resolution, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the reforms as “an attempt to impose saffron agenda and corporate interests by denying the rights of the people”.

“The administration has taken steps to deny the staple food of beef and thus implement the Sangh parivar agenda through the backdoor. They are moving to stop cow slaughter and ban beef and shut down all dairy farms. The administrator is now giving lead to measures that destroy a people’s culture and livelihood,” Vijayan said.

Praful Khoda Patel, the first politician to be appointed administrator of the Union territory off the Kerala coast, has brought in several legislations that negate the people’s basic rights to food and land. Vijayan blamed the Centre for empowering the new administrator with unprecedented powers through an order.

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan of the Congress extended support to the resolution and termed it as an example for other states to follow.