Kerala witnessed only a Bihar model of development where the priority was given to the wellbeing of the family members of those who assumed key positions in the State, former Director General of Police Jacob Thomas has said.
Delivering the keynote address at a seminar on ‘Development: Where does Kerala go wrong?’ organised jointly by the Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram and Seva Bharathi in connection with Dr.K. Madhavankutty memorial meet, the retired IPS officer said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates in the Lok Sabha election fray were seeking votes highlighting secularism as they had nothing to speak about development.
“It was the poverty and corruption in Bihar that took the whole country backward in its happiness index. The situation is almost similar now where corruption and poverty in our State have hit the national index,” said Mr. Thomas. He alleged that the waterway between Mangaluru and Vizhinjam waterway project was dropped as there was no scope for any corruption.
