KOCHI: The dictator-like functioning of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the tussle between top bureaucrats have brought administration of the State to a standstill, alleged Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala.
Chennithala told reporters here on Thursday that the process of project implementation had been stalled in the State. “Only Rs 6,654 crore, or 85 per cent, of the Rs 24,000 crore earmarked for implementation of various projects has been spent so far. Moreover, no meeting was held in the last two months for evaluating the projects. IAS officers holding top administrative posts are living in the shadow of fear, and not taking any decision,” he said, and pointed out that graft cases were being filed against officers not in the good books of the VACB Director.
Chennithala also alleged that the LDF lacked the competence to rule the State. “The LDF is preparing for an agitation against the disruption of ration distribution. It was the State Government that failed to distribute rice allocated by the Central Government”, he added.