Opposition parties in the Kozhikode Corporation Council are planning to strengthen protests against the civic body’s alleged lackadaisical attitude to probe into the building number scam.
The BJP is launching a day-night protest on Thursday, while UDF councillors are planning to stage a dharna at the Corporation office on Saturday.
Opposition leader in the council K.C. Shobhita alleged that the Corporation was trying to put investigating officials under pressure to sabotage the case. She told reporters here on Wednesday that the investigation was in limbo, and that action had been taken in only one case. “Transferring the case to the Crime Branch, when the investigation is progressing well under the local police, in itself is suspicious,” she said, adding that the interests of the government and the Corporation authorities were being protected by the Crime Branch, which is yet to revive the probe.
