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Communist Party of India (CPI) State enforcement committee subordinate V. S. Sunil Kumar connected Friday alleged that the Congress enactment successful Thrissur has exposed corruption arsenic its superior docket adjacent earlier formally assuming powerfulness successful the Corporation.
He was inaugurating a protestation organised by the CPI Thrissur Mandalam Committee, demanding a broad probe into the revelations made by Congress councillor Laly James regarding an alleged bribery woody for the mayoral post.
Mr. Sunil Kumar said that it was a “living example” of organization corruption that a Congress councillor herself had travel guardant with allegations that the District Congress Committee (DCC) president demanded a bribe successful speech for the Mayor’s position.
According to him, the Congress enactment has small involvement successful the improvement oregon advancement of Thrissur. “Their absorption is connected the corrupt wealth that tin beryllium amassed by gaining power of the Corporation. What has travel retired present is lone a portion of the preparatory enactment for that,” helium said. He besides pointed retired that Ms. James has stated that she would uncover much details if enactment is taken against her, indicating that the disclosures truthful acold whitethorn lone beryllium the extremity of the iceberg.
Demands action
In this context, Mr. Sunil Kumar demanded a Vigilance enquiry into Ms. James’s allegations and insisted that strict enactment beryllium taken against those recovered blameworthy if the accusations are proven.
Reiterating the charges, Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s [CPI(M)] territory caput K. V. Abdul Khader said Ms. James’s connection that DCC president Joseph Tajet personally summoned her and demanded wealth exposes the “distorted face” of the Congress. He noted that the allegations came from a councillor who had been elected successful the caller polls, underlining the seriousness of the issue.
“This revelation shows however heavy the motivation degeneration of the Congress has become. It besides suggests however frightening the standard of corruption successful the Thrissur Corporation could be,” helium said, adding that the councillor had alleged that the mayoral station was allotted aft displaying a ‘cash box’ earlier enactment leaders.
Mr. Khader said the disclosures uncover lone 1 facet of what is happening wrong the Congress and warned that the impending corruption could beryllium acold much severe. He besides questioned the soundlessness of Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and the KPCC leadership. “The Opposition person is known for reacting to everything nether the sun. Why is determination implicit soundlessness connected specified a superior corruption allegations successful Thrissur?” helium asked, demanding a wide nationalist response.
