Kerala   

Achuthanandan denies bias in sanctioning aid

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Tuesday refuted the allegation of Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy that assistance sanctioned to 52,000 people by the previous government from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund was withheld by the present government.

The Chief Minister wondered whether Mr. Chandy sanctioned 52,000 applications in 21 months when Mr. Chandy was the Chief Minister.

If Mr. Chandy provided the list, the government was willing to consider eligible cases.

Mr. Achuthanandan said that the relief fund was empty when the UDF government demitted office.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Hartal disrupts life in State
Achuthanandan denies bias in sanctioning aid
peoplespeak
Church schism takes a turn for the worse
Centre urged to decentralise powers
Explosives yet to be defused
Robots to be showcased at Technopark
Attack of the FM stations
Expert warns of computer vision syndrome
The picket line was everywhere for him
When friends, neighbours counted the most
Port operations partially affected
Ritualistic tradition
Life hit in Malappuram
Man drowns
‘Pratishtha Day’ observed
Vithayathil elected CBCI president
When words and deeds do not match
A fig tree of the kind mentioned in the Bible
Pages 6,8 & 14

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu