‘It reveals Pinarayi’s merciless thoughts’, says Congress as wives of three Periya homicide case accused given jobs

Express News Service
KASARAGOD: The LDF authorities rehabilitated the wives of three CPM supporters, accused of murdering Youth Congress employees Kripesh and Sarath Lal PK, by providing them momentary jobs as sweepers within the District Hospital.

The appointment has created an uproar within the district with the Youth Congress activists taking out a protest march to the District Hospital. Congress MLA and deputy chief of the opposition Ok Babu referred to as the appointments ‘merciless’ and urged the federal government to assessment its choice.

BJP district president Ok Shreekanth mentioned the roles have been an incentive to encourage violent politics.

District Hospital officers mentioned the appointments have been made by the Hospital Management Committee headed by District Panchayat president Baby Balakrishnan of the CPM. There have been 4 posts of unpolluted workers, and the posts have been notified by means of the Department of Public Relations, mentioned an official. “We drew up a list of 100 persons after interviewing around 450 persons,” he mentioned.

The first 4 individuals on the listing have been appointed on May 17 for a wage of Rs 500 per day. After six months, the subsequent 4 individuals on the listing can be thought-about, he mentioned.

Of the 4 individuals on the listing, three have been wives of the accused within the homicide case of Youth Congress employees Kripesh and Sarath Lal. Manjusha, spouse of A Pethambaran — the primary accused within the double homicide case; Chinchu, the spouse of the second accused Saji George; and Baby, the spouse of the third accused Suresh.

“These appointments reveal the cruel mind of Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government,” Babu mentioned.

The authorities can also be mocking the lakhs of eligible youths by appointing them to the federal government hospital, Babu mentioned. “The families of the victims are orphaned. Is this the welfare model of the LDF government?” he mentioned.

Kripesh and Sarath Lal have been murdered on February 17, 2019. All the 14 accused are both members or supporters of the CPM. 

‘Families of accused residing in penury’

The households of the accused within the Periya double homicide reside in penury. Peethambaran’s spouse Manjusha mentioned she had an aged mother-in-law and two kids to handle. “That is why I applied for the post of sweeper,” she mentioned.

She mentioned her household was being ostracised. “If a neighbour talks to me, others will question her. I am not included in the rural job scheme either,” she mentioned.

Chinchu and Baby have two kids every — aged between seven years and 11 years. “All of us are in the same situation,” she mentioned. Chinchu mentioned she nonetheless will get abusive cellphone calls. Last day, police arrested an individual from Payyannur for making abusive calls to Chinchu.

Manjusha mentioned she was working within the isolation ward for Covid sufferers within the District Hospital. “I have to be in the PPE kit for hours but it gives some anonymity,” she mentioned.

After seven days on obligation, she returned residence on Friday. “We have not yet gotten our first month’s salary and this is the news going on on TV. It is giving me splitting headache,” she mentioned.

CPM district secretary M V Balakrishnan mentioned the occasion performed no position in getting them a job. “But if they got a job, that too the job of sweepers, the Congress should not try to snatch it away. It will be cruel. Denial of their right to life. If they had any other means, they would not have taken up this job,” he mentioned.