BJP leader alleges criminal conspiracy by Ministers, contractor led to 2018 floods, files plaint with Kerala police chief

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State spokesperson Palode Santhosh connected Thursday (April 30, 2026) filed a ailment with the State Police Chief demanding enactment against those who indulged successful “corruption, transgression conspiracy and wilfully negligence of duty”, causing the floods that ravaged the State successful 2018. He claimed successful the ailment that the flood was not a earthy disaster, but wilfully caused done a transgression conspiracy involving Ministers and contractors for fiscal gain.

Mr. Santhosh has levelled allegations against Power Minister K. Krishnankutty, the past Minister for Water Resources Mathew T. Thomas, the past Chief Engineer of Kerala Water Authority and Mary Matha Constructions. He alleged that the opening of dam shutters were delayed to guarantee that Mary Matha Constructions would beryllium capable to extract mineral-rich soil, enabling the institution to marque a fiscal summation of ₹3,000 crore.