The Chief Minister had dismissed the criticism that he was giving undue time to Chandy to take a decision on the matter.

It is only part of coalition propriety that Chandy and his party were being given time to take a stand on the matter, he said.

The CPI leadership in the state had openly asked Chandy to quit as minister in the wake of allegations of encroachment by his Lake Palace resort at Kuttanad in Alappuzha district.