THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Continuing with his tirade against the Left government and the CPM leadership, Administrative Reforms Commission chairman VS Achuthanandan made fresh remarks on the Kerala Law Academy fiasco.
Even as his party bosses are playing it safe, the CPM veteran wrote to revenue minister E Chandrasekharan urging the government to take over the Academy land used for other purposes.
The former chief minister also sought to know the legal status of the land allegedly in possession of the academy. The department should take up an enquiry to verify whether the land was allocated to the trust and if it is being misused, he said.
Raising another allegation, VS demanded a probe into the construction and sale of flats by the trust in association with a private real estate construction company at Punnen Road. There should be stringent verification regarding the utilisation of government land, asked the veteran leader.
The CPM which has been playing down the academy strike, has been attempting to portray it as a mere students' issue.
Party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had, the other day, rejected Achuthanandan's demand seeking the government to take over the land. He had also insisted that the strike should be treated only as a students' agitation.
On Monday, VS publicly challenged the party stance terming the strike a 'public issue' which needs the society's attention. “Those who should rein in the power centres should not surrender before the (Law Academy) management,” he had stated.