THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: BJP state general secretary M T Ramesh said here that, with the release of the names of those who had deposited the unaccounted money with the cooperative banks in the aftermath of demonetisation, the CPM and Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac would be on the defensive.
Speaking at a reception accorded to the campaign jatha led by him in various parts of the district here he said both the UDF and LDF were objecting to the reforms in the cooperative sector as it would reveal the benami deals.
“I don’t understand why the LDF and UDF leaders are worried about handing over the details of the depositors in the cooperative banks. The ordinary people have no problem in revealing their deposit details,” he said.
Ramesh said only those who had benami deals with the cooperative banks were protesting against revealing the details of the deposits.
If the government is not ready to distribute ration and bring ration rice to the shops, the BJP would be ready to undertake its responsibility. But Pinarayi Vijayan should step down from the post, he said.
He pointed out that, even when the rice prices crossed Rs 40 per kilo, no attempt was made for market intervention. It is a challenge to the common man.
He also pointed out that the LDF Government was not ready to sack Minister Mercykutty Amma who had been involved in the cashew import corruption.
Jatha members J R Padmakumar, C Sivankutty, Raji Prasad, P Sudheer, Punchakkari Surendran, P P M Vava, V V Rajesh, Madhu Parumala, Poonthura Sreekumar, Viju V Nair, and Pappanamkode Saji spoke.p2
BJP workers received the jatha at the district border, Paripally. The jatha was accorded reception at Varkala, Attingal, Chirayinkeezhu, Kazhakkoottam,Vamanapuram and Nedumangad constituencies. The jatha will conclude at Putharikandam Maidan on Thursday evening.