Kozhikode KSRTC terminal: Congress and BJP up the ante over alleged mismanagement
The Hindu
A recent report of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras that said the multi-storey twin complex was unfit and unsafe for operations and required immediate renovation has sparked off a dispute
The plight of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) terminal complex constructed at the cost of ₹74.63 crore on the Mavoor Road in Kozhikode city in Kerala has acquired a political dimension with the Congress-led UDF taking on the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF over its alleged mismanagement.
What sparked off a dispute is a recent report of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) that said the multi-storey twin complex was unfit and unsafe for operations and required immediate renovation. Other political parties, including the BJP, have also stepped up their agitations demanding a judicial investigation into the construction of the terminal, which was inaugurated with much fanfare by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in June 2015.

When reporters brought to her notice the claim by villagers that the late maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had gifted the land to them, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said she is not aware of the matter, but sought to assure people that no effort will be made to take back the land that had been gifted by the late maharaja.