Another case is of Andrews, a surveyor in Munnar, who was suspended during the Munnar Mission. After a court order, Andrews was reinstated
but was transferred to Kasargod district. “If the case against Suresh Kumar is about criticising the government, many other bureaucrats who have done similar crimes are still in the good books of the government. For example, industries department principal secretary T. Balakrishnan had made statements in public against the land reforms policy. But the government had taken no action against him. When another bureaucrat signed the ADB loan agreement without the consent of the Cabinet, local administration department minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty publicly said no action should be taken against that official. So it’s clear that Suresh Kumar’s mistake was not official, but a political one,” says Joseph.
The infighting in the party has affected the administration to its core. Recently the CM had informed the Assembly that more than 1,25,000 files are pending in the secretariat. A CPM employees’ union leader says: “Actually the fight between the party leadership and the CM impacts the bureaucracy too. Many secretaries and senior officials have turned passive as they don’t want to face the ire of either the CM or the party leadership as it will be harmful for them. So they sit on files. Another side is that many senior officers, including secretaries, are exploiting the situation to indulge in corruption.”
To add fuel to the fire, CPI and RSP, constituents of the ruling LDF, publicly came out against education minister M.A. Baby for signing an agreement favourable to the self-financing colleges of the state. While CPI Minister and member of the subcommittee, Benoy Viswom, alleged the agreement was signed without the consent of the Cabinet, Baby replied that Benoy’s words are blatant lies.
Devaswom minister G. Sudhakaran and law minister M. Vijaya Kumar supported Baby, while the CPM students’ wing, SFI, accused Viswom of levelling baseless charges. The CPI students’ wing, AISF, has threatened the government with dire consequences if the agreement isn't withdrawn. The CM's studied silence on the issue is probably a portent of another storm. He is gearing up to hit back with the help of CPI and RSP.
but was transferred to Kasargod district. “If the case against Suresh Kumar is about criticising the government, many other bureaucrats who have done similar crimes are still in the good books of the government. For example, industries department principal secretary T. Balakrishnan had made statements in public against the land reforms policy. But the government had taken no action against him. When another bureaucrat signed the ADB loan agreement without the consent of the Cabinet, local administration department minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty publicly said no action should be taken against that official. So it’s clear that Suresh Kumar’s mistake was not official, but a political one,” says Joseph.The infighting in the party has affected the administration to its core. Recently the CM had informed the Assembly that more than 1,25,000 files are pending in the secretariat. A CPM employees’ union leader says: “Actually the fight between the party leadership and the CM impacts the bureaucracy too. Many secretaries and senior officials have turned passive as they don’t want to face the ire of either the CM or the party leadership as it will be harmful for them. So they sit on files. Another side is that many senior officers, including secretaries, are exploiting the situation to indulge in corruption.”
To add fuel to the fire, CPI and RSP, constituents of the ruling LDF, publicly came out against education minister M.A. Baby for signing an agreement favourable to the self-financing colleges of the state. While CPI Minister and member of the subcommittee, Benoy Viswom, alleged the agreement was signed without the consent of the Cabinet, Baby replied that Benoy’s words are blatant lies.
Devaswom minister G. Sudhakaran and law minister M. Vijaya Kumar supported Baby, while the CPM students’ wing, SFI, accused Viswom of levelling baseless charges. The CPI students’ wing, AISF, has threatened the government with dire consequences if the agreement isn't withdrawn. The CM's studied silence on the issue is probably a portent of another storm. He is gearing up to hit back with the help of CPI and RSP.
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