K-Rail hive of nepotism and corruption: KPCC
The Hindu
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran on Saturday said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s nascent K-Rail (SilverLine) semi-high-speed rail project was embroiled in
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran on Saturday said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s nascent K-Rail (SilverLine) semi-high-speed rail project was embroiled in nepotism and corruption.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has eroded public trust in the integrity of K-Rail by nominating the next of kin of a powerful clique in the Communist Party India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] to senior positions in the corporation, he said.
For one, he has appointed the CPI(M) MP John Brittas’s wife, a middle-level railway employee, as general manager, K-Rail, rejecting eligible candidates. A relative of CPI(M) leader Anavar Nagappan is K-Rail company secretary. Managing director of K-Rail Ajith Kumar has leased his wife’s house at an exaggerated rent as official quarters, Mr. Sudhakaran alleged.
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