Congress additionally accused the LDF authorities of being “submerged” in corruption. (file)
Thrissur (Kerala):
After its win in Karnataka the place it had blamed the outgoing BJP administration of being a “40 per cent fee” authorities, the Congress on Monday took a dig on the ruling LDF in Kerala by terming it as an “80 per cent fee” regime. Senior Congress chief and former Leader of Opposition within the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala contended {that a} second time period in energy has boosted the “vanity” of the ruling Left, and the Chief Minister of Kerala.
He additionally accused the LDF authorities of being “submerged” in corruption.
“If it was 40 per cent fee in Karnataka, right here (in Kerala) they’re taking 80 per cent fee,” Mr Chennithala mentioned at a press convention held right here in reference to the alleged Artificial Intelligence (AI) digicam rip-off.
An identical allegation was made by the Leader of Opposition within the Assembly VD Satheesan a few days in the past whereas reacting to Congress main throughout the counting of votes polled within the Karnataka elections.
Mr Satheesan had mentioned the Congress marketing campaign in Karnataka highlighted the 40 per cent fee that the ruling authorities there was allegedly taking.
“Here in Kerala, it’s 46 per cent or 65 per cent. We will spotlight that right here,” he had mentioned, referring to the AI digicam and different tasks.
The Motor Vehicle Department has put in 726 AI-enabled cameras to maintain observe of the violations of site visitors guidelines throughout the state as a part of the ‘Safe Kerala’ challenge.
The Congress has been elevating corruption prices in opposition to the implementation of the ‘Safe Kerala’ challenge, which goals to cut back street accidents and site visitors violations within the state, since its inauguration in April.
On Monday, throughout the press convention, Mr Chennithala mentioned the social gathering won’t permit the Left authorities to allegedly loot the folks to fill the pockets of the relations of these in energy below the guise of the ‘Safe Kerala’ challenge.
There are allegations {that a} relative of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is linked to one of many non-public corporations which carried out the work of putting in the AI cameras.
Mr Chennithala claimed that the imposition of fines below the challenge has not been carried out but fearing the ensuing enormous public outcry.
He mentioned the Congress can be laying siege to the state secretariat on May 20, which marks the LDF authorities’s second anniversary upon retaining energy within the state, over numerous points together with the alleged corruption within the AI digicam challenge.
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