KPCC stir on June 5 against subsidy cut, Plus Two

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 2. The KPCC has decided to embark on dharnas in front of Central and State Government offices on June 5 in protest against the Central Government decision to cut ration and fertilizer subsidy and the State Government's failure to solve the Higher Secondary crisis.

The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the KPCC office-bearers meeting here today. The dharna would be organised at the assembly constituency-level. The meeting decried the Central Government's anti-people policies. It alleged that the bargaining between the LDF constituents were responsible for the delay in announcing the list of schools for the Plus Two. The "auction" for higher secondary course was only an indicator the possibility corrupt deals. The delay in sorting out the Plus Two muddle and the decision to shut down unrecognised schools had pushed the students into the abyss of uncertainty, the meeting said in a resolution.

Regarding the revenue card, the KPCC meeting said that the State Government was putting the common man to lot of difficulties by seeking difficult and unnecessary details. It opposed the proposed penal provisions against those who give wrong information. If the State Government does not come forward to sort out the problems, the Congress(I) would be forced to embark on an agitation boycotting the revenue card.

The KPCC meeting decided to hold assembly-level conventions during June and July, envisaging the involvement of the office- bearers of the ward committees. On membership disputes which are not resolved at the district-level, complaints could be filed before the KPCC. A KPCC statement said that the complaints could be submitted to the KPCC general secretaries in charge of the respective districts. The KPCC president would examine such complaints and take a final decision, the statement said.

Those who attended the meeting, presided over by the KPCC president, Mr Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, included the KPCC vice-president, Mr K Muraleedharan, the KPCC general secretaries Mr M M Hassan, Mr Pandalam Sudhakaran, Ms M Kamalam, Mr M I Shanavaz, Mr Hidur Mohammed, Mr Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Mr Benny Behanan, Mrs Mercy Ravi, Mr Kadavoor Sivadasan, joint secretaries, Mrs Sobhana George, Mr Varkala Kahar, Mr K C Abu, Mr M K Raghavan, Mr Ajay Tharayil, Mr K P Danapalan, Mr Anto Antony, and Mr Joseph Vazhakkan.

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