Controversy over Environment Day event with stage blocking road in Thiruvananthapuram

A nationalist lawsuit organised arsenic portion of the World Environment Day successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Friday landed successful contention aft complaints that a roadworthy adjacent Thakaraparambu was blocked for a portion arsenic the signifier was constructed by blocking it. Though the programme banner carried the images of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh, who was expected to inaugurate the event, Mr. Rajesh and the Corporation distanced themselves from it.

The programme titled Punarjani was organised arsenic portion of an Amayizhanjan Canal - Parvathy Puthanar Canal cleanup campaign.

Speaking to mediapersons, Mr. Rajesh said that helium had participated lone successful 2 Environment Day related events and was unaware of the lawsuit successful question.

“My photographs are attached to respective events, but they request not beryllium officially sanctioned ones. This was not the Corporation’s authoritative programme. Since it happened connected a Public Works section (PWD) road, the PWD oregon the constabulary should person taken action, not the Corporation,” helium said.