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Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph connected Saturday said the Congress had mobilised ₹5,38,21,632 for rehabilitation efforts pursuing the Wayanad landslide disaster, asserting that each the transactions were transparent and routed done slope accounts, portion accusing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] of spreading baseless allegations.
Addressing a property league astatine Irrity successful Kannur, helium said the funds were collected done a dedicated app and see a publication of ₹1.05 crore from the Youth Congress. The wealth was deposited successful a associated relationship held by the KPCC president and the Leader of the Opposition.
He said 3 acres and 24.7 cents of onshore were purchased successful the archetypal signifier for ₹3,68,36,385, including stamp duty, registration, TDS, and survey costs. An further ₹9.3 lakh was spent earlier connected processing the fundraising app during the tenure of erstwhile KPCC president K. Sudhakaran.
In the 2nd phase, 2 acres and 18 cents were acquired astatine a outgo of ₹2,50,30,212. After archetypal signifier expenses, ₹1,60,55,5247 remained successful the Wayanad alleviation fund, but arsenic it was insufficient, ₹97,51,212 was drawn additionally from the KPCC’s ain resources. A further ₹73,90,985 is required for registration and related processes, which the enactment volition raise, Mr. Joseph said.
He said the full expenditure truthful acold stood astatine ₹6,27,96,597, exceeding the magnitude collected for housing. Only ₹77,67,247 remains successful the Wayanad alleviation fund. He added that nary caller funds would beryllium raised for location operation and that remaining works would beryllium completed utilizing AICC and KPCC funds.
‘Open for verification’
Rejecting allegations of fiscal opacity, helium said each transactions were traceable and unfastened for verification, accusing the CPI(M) of attempting to make suspicion.
He besides targeted the CPI(M) implicit alleged fiscal irregularities, including the martyr’s money contention raised by V. Kunhikrishnan successful Payyannur, claiming the enactment failed to people accounts and alternatively expelled those who questioned it. He further alleged that akin complaints had travel from different parts of the State, including Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr. Joseph besides criticised the CPI(M) for fielding candidates allegedly linked to controversies and referred to cases specified arsenic the Sabarimala golden theft case, alleging that those progressive were being protected by the party. He questioned the CPI(M)’s credibility successful raising allegations against the Congress implicit rehabilitation and said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had avoided a nationalist statement connected the issue.
Highlighting the Congress’ relation during the disaster, helium said the Opposition cooperated afloat with the authorities and that leaders, including MP Priyanka Gandhi and MLA T. Siddique, worked connected the ground. He noted that contempt the State authorities not mounting up a dedicated money arsenic demanded, the Congress extended support, including assistance from Congress-ruled States specified arsenic Karnataka and Telangana.
Mr. Joseph alleged that CPI(M) cadres attempted to encroach connected the onshore purchased by the Congress by erecting huts, and criticised the marches held to the offices of Ms. Gandhi and Mr. Siddique.
Raising concerns implicit the behaviour of the Assembly elections successful Kannur, Mr. Joseph urged contiguous involution by the Election Commission, alleging that the territory medication and officials were acting successful favour of the CPI(M). He pointed retired that polling officials successful the Peravur constituency had not received ballot papers adjacent 2 days up of voting.
He besides flagged complaints regarding location voting, alleging that ballot boxes had wide openings, allowing the retrieval of votes. He accused the Kannur District Collector of responding dismissively erstwhile the contented was raised and alleged that the medication was facilitating electoral malpractice by appointing officials with near leanings alternatively of maintaining neutrality.
