Ridiculing the State government, K.C. Venugopal, MP, has said the government, which could not adjacent safeguard the golden offerings received astatine Sabarimala, is present organising the Global Ayyappa Sangamam. Speaking to the media successful Alappuzha connected Saturday, helium said the Sangamam was thing but hypocrisy connected the portion of the government.
“It was they who violated traditions, turned Sabarimala into a battlefield, and caused symptom to devotees. History makes that clear. Now, with the section assemblage elections approaching, they person travel up with the thought of holding an Ayyappa Sangamam. This is intelligibly aimed astatine elections, not an look of emotion towards Lord Ayyappa oregon his devotees,” Mr. Venugopal said.
The Congress person said that connected the substance of the Sangamam, some the authorities and the Devaswom Board were misleading the Kerala High Court. “They accidental 1 happening successful tribunal and enactment successful the nonstop other mode outside. After archetypal claiming that the Sangamam was a programme of the Devaswom Board, it was the authorities that went connected to invitation everyone, and it is the authorities that is spending the wealth for it. Let them archetypal find the missing golden earlier talking astir specified programmes,” Mr. Venugopal said.
He said the Union authorities should authorisation an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for Kerala successful Alappuzha district. “It is the BJP authorities that has to marque the announcement. Kerala is the lone State yet to person an AIIMS, adjacent aft each these years. Each clip this request is raised successful Parliament, assurances are given, but the authorisation ne'er comes. This is thing but neglect. Alappuzha, which faces galore challenges, including water-borne diseases, is successful urgent request of precocious healthcare facilities. The Central authorities has already stated that if the State demands it, an AIIMS volition beryllium sanctioned for Alappuzha. That committedness indispensable beryllium honoured,” Mr. Venugopal said.
The Alappuzha MP said that helium had already written to the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, pointing retired 3 suitable plots of onshore for mounting up AIIMS. “All 3 are government-owned lands, and determination volition beryllium nary different hurdles,” Mr. Venugopal said.
