Kasaragod: Congress leader V M Sudheeran said that he would not contest the general election this year. The former state chief of the party, however, said that former chief minister Oommen Chandy should contest the election.
“I have made my mind clear as early as 2009. I have received enough opportunities. We have to give a chance to youngsters and fresh faces yet crucial people should contest elections. It will be good if Oommen Chandy contested,” Sudheeran said.
KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran has also suggested that Chandy should contest the polls whereas the latter is yet to make up his mind on the matter.
He said that the Kerala government had asked for the court order that was favourable to Harrison company and others who had encroached government land. The government failed to argue its case effectively before the Supreme Court even though it was in possession of favourable reports from investigating commissions and an order from the Kerala High Court.
The government also failed to legislate or take measures to take over the land, he said. He added that the government was trying to help Harrison. He said that the revenue and law department secretaries had acted as advocates for Harrison.
He warned the government not to let the company stake claim to the land it had possessed illegally.
