Kannur : Kannur Corporation resolution with its soft stance on Union Budget and vehement opposition to State budget, shows its servitude to BJP, said CPI(M) District Secretary MV Jayarajan in a statement. The State Budget provides for extensive development in Kannur. By contrast, the Union Budget cuts down owings to State and its developmental schemes. The Union Budget is anti-people, triggers inflation and triggers unemployment, the statement read.
The Centre's budget hit the poor hard by slashing allocation to the Employment Guarantee Scheme and petroleum fertiliser--food subsidy. In its criticism of State government, the Corporation turns a blind eye to all this. The Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have welcomed the State Budget. The LDF government has sanctioned projects worth Rs 1500 crore that include 15 roads, 10 school buildings, 7 bridges, stadiums and grounds, Kanampuzha project, 3 colonies, macadamizing of existing roads and 2 tourism projects in Kannur Corporation limits alone.
The Corporation is currently using funds the State govt sanctioned for construction of new building complex and waste treatment plant. People will dismiss with disdain, the Corporation view that's blinded to all such facts. The mayor took a unilateral stand without allowing the Opposition time to present facts. Democratic-minded people will make out how the the Mayor shares KPPC president’s pro-RSS and anti-Marxism mindset, the statement read.
