Pinarayi flays Prasanth, trains weapons on Chennithala

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Giving impetus to the Opposition’s allegation that the LDF authorities is placing the blame on the officers for the deep-sea fishing controversy, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday got here down closely on N Prasanth, managing director of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation. Talking to reporters right here, Pinarayi mentioned Prasanth had signed the MoU with EMCC International India Private Limited towards the fisheries coverage.

Reiterating that the signing of MoU was with out the federal government’s information, Pinarayi mentioned the four-acre land at KSIDC’s Mega Food Park at Pallipuram in Alappuzha has not been transferred. On Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala’s allegation that the US agency’s representatives had held talks with the CM, he mentioned he didn’t bear in mind assembly them. 

He mentioned the LDF authorities cancelled the MoU not as a result of there was something mistaken with it, however wished to take away the blemish, if any, earlier than the society as Chennithala, who’s holding a accountable place, had been deceptive the folks and the fisher people alike.

Chennithala challenged Pinarayi, claiming that even when he locks all paperwork with 4 seals, he’ll carry them out. He reiterated that the MoU was signed with the CM’s information. He was talking at Poonthura coinciding together with his day-long satyagraha demanding the resignation of Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma, a judicial probe into deep-sea fishing fiasco and withdrawal of modification to fisheries coverage.

On CPM leaders’ allegations that there was a conspiracy between him and his ex-private secretary Prasanth, Chennithala mentioned, “Now when the fisheries minister has been caught red handed, she is coming up with lame excuses,” mentioned Chennithala.

Send extra vaccines, CM urges CentreT’Puram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the Centre to dispatch extra Covid vaccines making an allowance for the peculiar state of affairs within the state. He additionally demanded that the Centre allow personal entrepreneurs to distribute vaccines at reasonably priced charges. On Karnataka stopping travellers from Kerala, he mentioned there isn’t a justification in stopping interstate journey that was allowed by the Centre submit lockdown. He hoped the Centre would take a call in favour of the state’s pursuits.