Levelling significant allegations the ruling LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala, the state unit of the Congress party has claimed that more than two lakh party workers of the CPI-M have been provided government jobs through his tenure. On Tuesday, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala raised this problem in the Assembly, releasing the names of Left party workers appointed in the numerous government departments and public undertakings.
Speaking to TheSpuzz Online, Kerala Congress Working President Kodikkunnil Suresh MP mentioned that so far the state government has appointed more than two lakh party workers in diverse departments, boards, corporations and public undertakings. Of these two lakh, more than 1 lakh have been regularised and the method is on for more regularisation, Suresh mentioned.
“After the CPM government came to power, they decided to appoint their cadres in the government as well as public undertakings without any test or interview. First they said they were appointing on a contract basis. But later they regularised contract and government employees. The Committee ratified their regular appointments. Two lakh party workers have already been appointed,” the Congress leader mentioned. Suresh additional mentioned that the state government at the time of these appointments make it contractual. “But 2-3 months before their term is completed, the government regularises those who are from CPIM,” he alleged.
The Congress leader additional mentioned that Kerala Film Academy Chairman Kamal not too long ago wrote a letter to the chief minister stating that 4-5 CPIM contractual workers be produced permanent to “protect our identity”.
“If these 4-5 workers are made permanent in Kerala Film Academy, they are always with CPM and doing party activities in the Academy, our Left identity will be protected,” Suresh quoted Kamal as writing to CM Vijayan. “This is happening everywhere in Kerala,” the Congress working president mentioned.
On Tuesday, the Congress mentioned that the Vijayan government had produced double the quantity of contractual appointments than the total quantity of recruitments by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC). Congress leader Shafi Parambil moved a motion in the Assembly alleging ‘Public Service Commission had become the ‘party service commission’.
Congress leader of opposition in Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleged that more than a single lakh individuals had been appointed by way of the backdoor by the LDF government. Later speaking to reporters, he mentioned that the appointments had been produced more than 40 public sector undertakings in addition to government, board, and corporations. He also released the names of these party workers inducted by way of backdoors.
Among the leaders provided jobs in Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation are A Rakhil, son of CPIM MLA PK Sasi DYFI leader A Nikhil and U S Rahul, the son-in-law of N Sasidharan Nair, who had as soon as served in the individual employees of Pinarayi Vijayan.
(With inputs from agencies)