Kochi Metro: Kerala to ask officer to explain letter

On Monday, Chandy reiterated his government’s stand to hand over the project to DMRC with Sreedharan as its principal adviser. “The IAS officer’s approach was against government policy. The state had intimated the Centre about its decision to have DMRC and Sreedharan in its project. The government will not tolerate any step to sabotage the project,” he said.

Opposition leader V S Achuthananadan alleged that Jose had sent the letter with the tacit support of the Congress leadership and the CM. “Why did Chandy allow Jose to hold discussions with other private foreign agencies in Singapore this year. One cannot believe that Jose held discussions with private firms without Chandy’s knowledge. It shows a deliberate attempt to delay the project and pocket kickbacks from bargaining with private firms. Jose is only a tool for the Congress in its manipulations,’’ alleged VS. Last year,Opposition had alleged that Chandy had asked the Kochi Metro to open its account with Axis Bank,where the CM’s relative was working as an assistant manager. Even while reiterating that the project was assigned to DMRC,the government had placed it before the recently concluded Emerging Kerala Investors’ Meet in a bid to scout partners,the Opposition alleged.