Kozhikode : Muslim League MLA, K.M. Shaji, incurred Rs 1.6 crore in building the palatial house he owns in the district, said Kozhikode Corporation in a report it submitted to the Enforcement Directorate(ED). With regard to costs of interiors and furnishing, the corporation report suggested that PWD was better positioned to make that evaluation.
The records and details pertaining to the MLA’s residences at Kozhikode and Kannur were handed over to ED on Tuesday. Incidentally, the report points to a gaping discrepancy in terms of area. The house on Shaji’s wife Asha’s name located in Kozhikode’s Maloorkunnu was applied for size 3200 sq ft, while on measurement, the house came to a neat 5420 sq ft in area. Some portions on the 2nd floor and some on the 1st are illegal construction, says the report.
The details pertaining to KM Shaji’s house in Kannur’s Challad, was handed over to ED by Panchayat Secretary TP Unnikrishnan. The construction cost of the house measuring 2,325 sq ft was estimated to have been Rs 28 lakhs.Representatives of Azhikode Co-op Bank and PTA office bearers of Azhikode High School submitted records there to ED.
KM Shaji is due to appear for ED questioning round on 10th of November.
