Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
Democracy that banks on the electorate
access_time 28 March 2024 5:34 AM GMT
Lessons to learn from Moscow terror attack
access_time 27 March 2024 6:10 AM GMT
Gaza
access_time 26 March 2024 4:34 AM GMT
The poison is not in words, but inside
access_time 25 March 2024 5:42 AM GMT
A witchhunt, plain and simple
access_time 23 March 2024 9:35 AM GMT
DEEP READ
Schools breeding hatred
access_time 14 Sep 2023 10:37 AM GMT
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 5:46 AM GMT
Ramadan: Its essence and lessons
access_time 13 March 2024 9:24 AM GMT
When ‘Jai Sree Ram’ becomes a death call
access_time 15 Feb 2024 9:54 AM GMT
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightKeralachevron_rightVigilance department...

Vigilance department has been castrated: Congress

text_fields
bookmark_border
cancel
camera_alt"

Ramesh Chennithala _file

"

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday alleged that the State Vigilance Department has been castrated. Chennithala said as such he has no option but to approach the legal system to expose corruptions by the ruling Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government.

Chennithala was interacting with the media after taking part in the Independence Day celebrations held at the state Congress party headquarters.

"We had given a detailed account of the massive corruption that took place in the sand mining at Pamba (at the foot hills of the famed Sabarimala temple) to the Chief Minister. But nothing has happened and now we have realised that the state government doesn't want to order a probe by the Vigilance Department.

"The Vigilance department has been castrated by Vijayan. Hence, I have no other option but to approach the judiciary and it will be done," said Chennithala.

The Congress-led Opposition has been up in arms ever since a state public sector unit Kerala Clays and Ceramics was given the contract to excavate the sand. But the sand that was moved was allegedly given to a private player.

However, Vijayan has claimed that there was no corruption involved and the decision was taken by the district authorities under the guidelines stipulated by the State Disaster Management Authority.

Incidentally, before the 2016 Assembly polls the Left Democratic Front and its leaders including former State Home Minister and CPI-M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had promised to launch a new concept naming 'Vigilant Vigilance' if they shot to power.

After being sworn-in, one of the first decisions of Vijayan was to appoint senior police official Jacob Thomas as the vigilance director. Around a year later their relation soured, resulting in the suspension of the Vigilant director in December 2017.

After a long legal battle Thomas was reinstated in August last year as the managing director of one of the state PSUs from where he was retired recently.

Show Full Article
TAGS:#Pinarayi#Chennithala#Vigilance#LDF UDF
Next Story