<p>Kerala Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan on Thursday asked the state government to take a serious view of the “unilateral” approach adopted by the technical members on Supreme Court appointed empowered committee on the Mullaperiyar issue during their inspection tour to the dam last week.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There were reasons to suspect that “certain quarters” were making well-thought-out moves to weaken Kerala’s case in the long-drawn dispute with Tamil Nadu, the Marxist stalwart said in a statement.<br /><br />The former chief minister wanted Kerala Government to bring this matter to the notice of the Empowered Panel headed by former Chief Justice of India, A S Aanand, and the Supreme Court itself.<br /><br />Controversial remarks <br /><br />Kerala Opposition Leader, also accused the Oommen Chandy Government of having failed to react sharply to the controversial remarks made about the case by the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently.<br /><br />Kerala officials had stayed away from the visit of the technical members last week alleging they did not hear the state’s views on the dam’s safety aspects.<br /><br />The two technical members on the panel--C D Thatte and D K Mehta had a two day inspection tour of dams in Idukki district including the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar reservoir which Kerala wants to be replaced with a new one citing safety concerns.<br /><br />Thatte had allegedly declined to heed the Kerala officials views during the inspection conducted on December 23.<br /><br />Unilateral approach<br /><br />However, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had on Wednesday said that the State would decide in consultation with lawyers on moving court against the alleged “unilateral” approach of the technical members.<br /><br />Kerala’s Mullaperiyar Cell Chairman M K Parameswaran Nair personally appeared before the cabinet on Wednesday and briefed the recent developments regading Mullaperiyar dam issue.<br /></p>
<p>Kerala Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan on Thursday asked the state government to take a serious view of the “unilateral” approach adopted by the technical members on Supreme Court appointed empowered committee on the Mullaperiyar issue during their inspection tour to the dam last week.<br /><br /></p>.<p>There were reasons to suspect that “certain quarters” were making well-thought-out moves to weaken Kerala’s case in the long-drawn dispute with Tamil Nadu, the Marxist stalwart said in a statement.<br /><br />The former chief minister wanted Kerala Government to bring this matter to the notice of the Empowered Panel headed by former Chief Justice of India, A S Aanand, and the Supreme Court itself.<br /><br />Controversial remarks <br /><br />Kerala Opposition Leader, also accused the Oommen Chandy Government of having failed to react sharply to the controversial remarks made about the case by the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently.<br /><br />Kerala officials had stayed away from the visit of the technical members last week alleging they did not hear the state’s views on the dam’s safety aspects.<br /><br />The two technical members on the panel--C D Thatte and D K Mehta had a two day inspection tour of dams in Idukki district including the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar reservoir which Kerala wants to be replaced with a new one citing safety concerns.<br /><br />Thatte had allegedly declined to heed the Kerala officials views during the inspection conducted on December 23.<br /><br />Unilateral approach<br /><br />However, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had on Wednesday said that the State would decide in consultation with lawyers on moving court against the alleged “unilateral” approach of the technical members.<br /><br />Kerala’s Mullaperiyar Cell Chairman M K Parameswaran Nair personally appeared before the cabinet on Wednesday and briefed the recent developments regading Mullaperiyar dam issue.<br /></p>
