Vigilance probe into KIIFB land acquisition in Kannur a sub-standard political drama: Pinarayi Vijayan
The Leader of the Opposition argues the 4,896 acres acquired at a reported ₹12,240 crore, approved during the LDF era, was a natural extension of a two-decade process and part of plans for the Kannur International Airport and the Kochi-Bengaluru industrial corridor.
Kannur District Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the United Democratic Front (UDF) government's decision to initiate a Vigilance probe into the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) financed land acquisition in his constituency. Vijayan labeled the government's move as a "sub-standard political drama," stating that the land acquisition is merely the continuation of a process that began two decades ago under the previous UDF government.
He accused the current administration of spreading misinformation regarding the proposed land acquisition in Kannur and Palakkad for the development of the Kannur International Airport and the Kochi-Bengaluru industrial corridor. Vijayan warned that obstructing the growth of industries in Kannur and Palakkad would result in job losses and economic stagnation.
The opposition leader's comments came in response to the V.D. Satheesan-led government's order for a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) investigation into alleged procedural irregularities in the KIIFB decision to acquire 4,896 acres of land in Kannur at a cost of ₹12,240 crore, which was made during the Left Democratic Front's (LDF) rule in the state.
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