No important files lost in the blaze, says CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said no important files were destroyed in the fire that occurred in the protocol section of the Secretariat. “The preliminary reports are that a few files were damaged partially. ADGP Manoj Abraham is investigating the case and the report will be available within a week. Another probe has also begun to find the scientific reasons behind the fire,” he said.
Vijayan alleged that BJP and UDF are trying to politicize the issue and it is unfortunate that UDF is following in the footsteps of BJP whenever such incidents happen. On the Life Mission controversy, the chief minister said there was no need for taking Centre’s consent for entering into an agreement with an agency like Red Crescent. Only if the state government is entering into an agreement with the UAE government, a consent has to be taken from the Centre, he added.
The government has entered into an agreement with Red Crescent. They have outsourced the work to another agency and government has no role. However, government issued stipulations on construction of buildings and it ensured that the same was being followed. On corruption allegations in Wadakkancherry project, he said government has not initiated a probe since details of the project hasn’t been collected yet. The details are being collected and a decision will be taken only after a detailed analysis of the project, Vijayan said.
No-confidence motion
The chief minister said he was ready to answer all allegations raised by the opposition in the assembly. “The opposition was abusive and raised slogans with bad words against me. I was willing to answer, but they were not ready to listen,” he said.