The Kannur Corporation Council meeting on Thursday collapsed within minutes after Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] councillors launched a fresh protest over corruption allegations levelled against Mayor Musilah Madathil in connection with the proposed ₹140-crore sewage treatment plant at Marakkarkandi.
The Opposition entered the hall with placards and slogans, echoing the charges raised a day earlier by CPI(M) district secretary K.K. Ragesh, who has accused the Mayor of approving the AMRUT project in violation of norms. As soon as the meeting began, CPI(M) councillors marched to the Mayor’s dais, chanting slogans and demanding a response to the allegations.
With the din rising, the Mayor quickly read out the agenda and declared the session over. Standing Committee chairman P.K. Ragesh attempted to raise a point of order, protesting against the late circulation of the emergency agenda, which councillors received only at 11 p.m on Thursday. But the Mayor left his seat soon after completing the formalities, ending the day’s business.
CPI(M) councillors continued their protest before walking out of the hall.
Members of the ruling front also gathered around the Mayor, chanting counter slogans.
