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A time aft recently elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor R. Sreelekha’s demanded Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] MLA V.K. Prasanth to vacate his office astatine Sasthamangalam successful the capital, Congress councillor K.S. Sabarinadhan besides raised a akin demand.
In a Facebook station connected Monday (December 29, 2025), Mr. Sabarinadhan said Mr. Prasanth should beryllium utilizing the facilities successful the MLA hostel allotted successful his name.
Claiming that the MLA was occupying the Corporation-owned gathering connected a debased rent, Mr. Sabarinadhan said the civic assemblage should supply basal facilities for each the councillors to work.
“Most of the MLAs successful Kerala person their offices successful rented buildings successful their ain constituencies. When I was an MLA, I had besides rented a country successful Aryanad. But Mr. Prasanth is fortunate that the MLA hostel is located successful the Vattiyurkavu constituency that helium represents. The MLA hostel successful the bosom of the metropolis has bully rooms, machine facilities, car parking and each different facilities. Two rooms besides person been allotted to him. When the authorities is providing the MLA hostel with each these facilities escaped of cost, wherefore should helium beryllium renting a room? In my opinion, it is amended to determination to the MLA hostel for the remaining play of this Assembly,” Mr. Sabarinadhan wrote successful the post.
MLA hits back
Mr. Prasanth accused the Congress person of “giving cover” to the BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation’s determination to “bulldoze MLAs retired of their offices.”
Mr. Prasanth said helium had rented the office, located centrally successful his constituency, truthful that his bureau would stay “easily accessible” to the wide public.
“Although my location was successful Kazhakuttam, I shifted my residence to the Vattiyurkavu constituency to guarantee that I americium ever disposable for the radical here. The bureau was besides rented with the aforesaid mentality. It is unfortunate that a erstwhile MLA similar Sabarinadhan would marque specified demands, echoing the BJP’s allegations,” said Mr. Prasanth.
On Sunday, aft Ms. Sreelekha raised the request for him to vacate the building, Mr. Prasanth had said determination was “no question of vacating” arsenic helium had paid the rent till March 31, 2026 to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, which owns the building.
After the contented flared up, Ms. Sreelekha, erstwhile Director General of Police (DGP), visited Mr. Prasanth astatine his bureau Sunday noon and said she had lone made “a affable request” considering the inadequacies of the abstraction allotted for the Sasthamangalam councillor successful the aforesaid building.
