The government and the Opposition on Wednesday wrangled over the “regularisation of temporary appointments” in the Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment (KILE) by allegedly circumventing the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Employment Exchange routes.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan sought to put Labour Minister V. Sivankutty in the dock by accusing the latter of negating the principles of merit and reservation in government appointments and supplanting the criteria with bare-faced nepotism. Mr. Sivankutty, he alleged, had wilfully ignored several red flags raised by the Finance department.
He demanded that the government cancel the “back-door” appointments. Mr. Sivankutty had violated his oath of office by giving preferential treatment to people he had appointed in KILE when he was its chairperson. Political propriety demanded that Mr. Sivankutty quit office, he said.
