THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan on Friday accused Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of acting like a real estate agent, selling off precious land to corporate companies and Methran Lake (378 acres), Kadmakudiyil (47 acres), Vaikom Chembu (150 acres) and Idukki Hope Plantation (724 acres) were some of the instances, he said in his Facebook post.
Mr. Achuthanandan alleged that during his tenure, Chandy had taken a series of controversial decisions to provide valuable government land to corporate for peanuts. He is demanding continuation of his government for selling off the remaining land.
Achuthanandan said during the fag end of the incumbent government's tenure, the Chief Minister gifted land to corporate companies, religious groups and community organisations. "The direction of courts and intervention from my side, the government was forced to freeze these decisions," Mr. Achuthanandan added.
“A section of corporate world has paid huge advance and were also funding the UDF campaign since. They don't mind spending some money in return of precious land. But this is Kerala and the north Indian corporate cannot fool Malayalis," he said. Achuthanandan said the previous LDF government had taken back unauthorised land kept by big companies and distributed among landless.
