Building tax scam: BJP points finger at CM
The Hindu
Party on protest mode as it exhorts Pinarayi to take responsibility
Seeking to step up protest against the scam involving embezzlement of building tax collection in the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation, the BJP on Friday pointed an accusing finger at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Inaugurating a march organised by the BJP to the Corporation office, party State president K. Surendran said the Chief Minister who held the IT portfolio, could not evade responsibility for the scam.
Pointing out that Corporation officials were blaming software malfunction for the murky situation, Mr. Surendran said the IT department had to assume responsibility for the error since 2016. He said CPI(M) leaders were involved in many such scams in the State. This, he said, was the reason why the officials responsible for the diversion of building tax funds were not being arrested.