Kozhikode: Muslim Students Federation (MSF) announced that the fund they recently raised from the campuses to be transferred to the CM's relief fund for Ockhi victims, will not hand over it to the chief minister in light of the helicopter controversy. They will instead, distribute the same directly at the affected areas in Vizhinjam, said MSF leaders.
State president Mishab Keezhariyur, general secretary MP Navas and other leaders will visit the Ockhi cyclone-affected beaches in Vizhinjam on January 24 and distribute the more than Rs 1.5 lakh they raised from the more than 150 campuses across the state.
“The students from colleges across the state contributed as per their standards. We had targetted Rs one lakh and we received more than Rs 1.5 lakh. Earlier, Parliamentary party leader M.K. Muneer was entrusted with arranging a meeting with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to hand over the collected amount. However, it was later found that he had been misusing the fund meant for Ockhi relief, and we would not wish to hand over it to him,” said Mr Navas.
Opposition Congress and BJP on Wednesday sharpened their attack on the the government as an order for payment of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's helicopter ride from the state disaster relief fund kicked off a controversy.
