Thursday, August 5, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Strip Balan of SC/ST welfare portfolio: Mani

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article551794.ece

Strip Balan of SC/ST welfare portfolio: Mani

Staff Reporter
Kerala Congress (M) Chairman K.M. Mani, MLA, has demanded that Chief
Minister V.S. Achuthanandan take away the Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe Welfare portfolio from A.K. Balan as he had failed to
protect them when their land was taken away in Attappady by
multinational windmill companies.

Inaugurating the first district convention of the party after its
merger with Kerala Congress (J) here on Wednesday, Mr. Mani said,
"A.K. Balan pretends to be in the dark about the land scam in
Attappady. But it took place with the knowledge of the government.
Action should be taken against those involved in this major tribal
land scam."

Mr. Mani said that "such a major scam cannot take place without the
help of departments like Revenue, Registration, Forest, SC and ST
Welfare and Electricity. No action is being taken against the windmill
companies who usurped tribal land. The present agenda of the ruling
Communist Party of India (Marxist) is not to protect the tribals but
the windmill companies."

The convention was addressed by Kerala Congress (M) working chairman
P.J. Joseph, P.C. George, Thomas Unniyadan (M.L.As) among others.

The meeting was presided over by K.V. Mani, district president of the party.


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