Chandy Ready to Look Into Tax Allegations But Defends His Minister
Chandy has said it was not a major issue and “if there is something, it will be resolved.”
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday backed Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash over the issue of levying a basic tax on 833 acres of private land.
A day after KPCC President VM Sudheeran criticised Prakash, Chandy said the state Congress Chief should have brought this to his attention.
The Chief Minister defended his colleague and said the minister had not committed any mistake by accepting the money from Karuna Private Estate at Nelliyampathy in Palakkad.
“I have full faith in all my cabinet colleagues,” he told reporters in Kozhikode, adding that Prakash had acted as per the recommendations of the law and revenue departments.
Chandy also said it was not a major issue and “if there is something, it will be resolved.”
Sudheeran had demanded the withdrawal of the controversial order after the government decided to keep the order in abeyance with certain amendments in the original order issued on 1 March.
There were charges that the land in question was public land. Sudheeran’s remarks are seen as a clear reflection of the differences between Chandy and him, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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