Kannur Mayor T.O. Mohanan has said that allegation by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] that the Jawahar Stadium here is being neglected is politically motivated and intended to tarnish the image of the Corporation.
His statement comes in the wake of the CPI(M) deciding to take out a march demanding protection of the stadium on Thursday. The party had on Tuesday accused the Corporation of turning the ground into a dumping yard and a space for parking vehicles used for transporting garbage.
The stadium became a bone of contention after the Corporation council decided to withhold ₹25,000 given as reserve fund by the CPI(M) for using the ground for the 23 rd Party Congress.
