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New Indian Express
18-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Party constructed 1,947 houses since 2019: CPM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM has so far built 1,947 houses for homeless families since 2019, CPM state secretary M V Govindan has said. 'The houses were built following the declaration that former party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan made at the 2019 Thrissur state conference. So far, the party has constructed 87 houses in Kasaragod, 132 in Palakkad, 165 in Thrissur, 184 in Ernakulam, 48 in Idukki, 157 in Kottayam, 52 in Pathanamthitta, 127 in Alappuzha, 82 in Kollam, and 120 in Thiruvananthapuram,' he said. Govindan also said that the DYFI members handed over the state government Rs 80 crore they collected to build houses for the Wayanad twin landslide victims. Taking a dig at the recent allegations of irregularities in fund collection against the Youth Congress and the IUML he said, 'It is evident from reports that both Youth Congress and Muslim League have not handed over the funds they collected to build houses for the Wayanad landslide victims. Instead, they looted the people. ur times the market value.'
New Indian Express
25-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Kannur Central Prison to get museum that echoes the past
KANNUR: As Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, the walls of Kannur Central Jail quietly echo the memories of a dark chapter in the nation's history. Like many prisons across the country, the Kannur Central Prison too housed numerous individuals who were detained back then without them ever fully knowing the reasons behind their arrest. It was not uncommon for many inmates to be crammed into a single hall, enduring unbearable conditions. Political leaders, activists, and common citizens alike faced immense hardship behind bars, often struggling just to secure the most basic of facilities. A police officer with the Kannur Central Prison and Correction Home said that 385 people were imprisoned during the Emergency, declared in 1975, and released in 1977. Now, the prison authorities are in the process of establishing a museum that will showcase artefacts and information related to significant historical moments, including the Emergency period, the Malabar Rebellion, and other notable events connected to the history of the Kannur Central Prison. 'We are planning to open it as early as possible,' an officer said. Among the prominent leaders imprisoned were Pinarayi Vijayan, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, A Kanaran, V V Dakshinamoorthy, C Kannan, E K Nayanar, Pattiam Gopalan, M V Raghavan, and M P Veerendrakumar. In addition to them, naxalites such as Civic Chandran and Mandakini Narayanan were also detained. People from Kannur and Kasaragod districts were detained in the Kannur Central Prison at the time. The current Kerala chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, was jailed there while he was serving as the Kuthuparamba MLA. He had written to the special secretary with the home department, on November 9, 1976, demanding parole. Govinda Varma Raja, 69, from Payyanur, was imprisoned at the age of 18 while he was a student at the Payyanur College for participating in a protest held on the campus against the Emergency. He was moved to the central prison after staging a protest at a sub-jail in Kasaragod.
