Kochi: Finance Minister Thomas Isaac will hold a meeting at his office in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday to find a solution to the loan liability of the family of Preetha Shaji who faces attachment of their property and residence at Manathupadam near Edappally in Kochi. The meeting will be attended by Shaji, husband of Preetha, representatives of the district -lead bank and HDFC bank.
The anti-sarfaesi struggle committee supporting the struggle has indicated that they would present a package before the FM to resolve the issue. Apart from promising an amount to settle the liability the committee has called for the cancellation of auction order issued by the debt recovery tribunal.
The government has been forced to act in the matter as the indefinite hunger strike launched by Preetha in front her house has received support from leaders cutting across political differences.
Chief Minister Pianrayi Vijayan on Saturday has assured former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy that a solution to settle the issue would be found in consultation with the finance minister. Mr Chandy met Mr Vijayan at Kerala House in Delhi and urged him to initiate steps to prevent the att-achment of the property.
M.C. Josephine, Chairp-e-rson of the Kerala State Women’s Commission has visited Preetha at her residence and assured that the matter would be discussed with the finance minister.
The struggle by Preetha Shaji to ward-off the attachment of 18.5 cents of land and residence following a bank loan repayment default for the past five years has attracted statewide attention. The family was thrown into the debt trap following Shaji, husband of Pree-tha standing as a guarantor for a bank loan of '2 lakh to a friend. The person defaulted on the repayment bringing the liability to Shaji’s family.
