Kerala Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution moved by Chief  Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking to work towards countering and defeating divisive forces in the country and maintain India as a democratic republic. Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan and several other legislators spoke in support of the resolution.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the resolution was passed during the special one-day conference held in the Kerala Assembly to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the country's independence. The one-day conference also marked the beginning of the week-long  Assembly session convened in the wake of 11 ordinances of the State Government expiring on the 08th of this month for want of consent of the Governor. <br />''<br />''The  Ordinances that expired include the Kerala Lok Ayukt (Amendment) Ordinance, that invited severe criticism from the opposition UDF and other quarters, the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment)  Ordinance whose constitutional validity has been challenged and the  Kerala Public Health Ordinance.<br />''<br />'' Speaker M.B. Rajesh said, the special session is being convened to overcome an "extraordinary situation" where the Ordinances could not be re-promulgated before their expiry date. <br />''<br />