Mass grievances Redressal Drive by Kerala CM Oommen Chandy

18 October 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today resumed his “mass contact programme” of direct redressal of people’s grievances, ignoring protest staged by opposition LDF near the venue in Thiruvananthapuram.

Launching the second phase of the programme after a recess of an year, Mr Chandy said the thrust of the campaign was to bridge the gap between the people and government and speedy settlement of grievances through personal contact.

The experience gained from the campaign would be taken into account in government’s efforts to update rules and procedures for better governance and improved delivery of services, he said.

The first phase of the programme, which saw Mr Chandy touring all districts around the state receiving petitions from all sections of the people on a host of issues from title deeds to delay in getting welfare pensions, has won the UN Public Service award for its efforts to improve governance.

The LDF, however, dubbed the exercise as a “mere gimmick” to cover up the failures of the government and deflect attention from issues like solar scam haunting Mr Chandy.

Scores of LDF workers staged a sit-in near the programme venue as part of their boycott of Mr Chandy demanding his resignation in view of the alleged role of his office in the solar scam, which saw promoters of a solar solution company cheating a large number of people of huge sums.

Source-http://www.ndtv.com

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