Youth Congress workers and police were engaged in a clash when party workers were protesting outside the Assembly, demanding the resignation of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran. The mayor, in an alleged letter to CPI(M) district secretary, asked the priority list of party cadres to be appointed in temporary posts in the civic body.
Kochi,UPDATED: Dec 6, 2022 23:45 IST
A letter allegedly written by Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran to Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretary Anavoor Nagappan has kicked a political storm in the state (Photo: File)
By Shibimol KG: A clash erupted between Youth Congress workers and police as the latter were protesting outside the Kerala Assembly demanding the resignation of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran. Arya Rajendran, in an alleged letter to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) district secretary, asked the priority list of party cadres to be appointed in temporary posts in the civic body, which kicked up a political storm.
The letter, which was allegedly on her official pad, was written to CPI(M) district secretary Anavoor Nagappan on November 1. Both the opposition Congress and BJP have demanded her immediate resignation.
Rajendran, purportedly informed that the CPI(M)-ruled city corporation had decided to appoint employees in various posts in connection with its health wing on a daily wage basis, news agency PTI reported.
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The controversial letter also contained a break-up chart of various posts and the number of vacancies in each category including public health expert, doctor, staff nurse, pharmacist, lab technician, part-time sweeper and others, the report said.
However, an official release from the Mayor’s office said that no such letter was sent by the Mayor or her office. The Mayor was out of town on the day on which the letter was supposed to have been sent.
Stepping up their attack against the CPI(M)-led LDF government over the development, the Congress and BJP charged that it was yet another example of their attempt to induct party cadres in state-run institutions.
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