<p>Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V S Achuthanandan on Monday alleged that two more ministers in the United Democratic Front (UDF) government have accepted bribes from bar owners to offer favourable decisions. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking after inaugurating the Left Democratic Front Secretariat here, Achuthanandan demanded resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance Minister K M Mani. He said Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Excise Minister K Babu had also accepted bribes from the bar owners.<br /><br />Mani is already facing a Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) probe into bribery allegations made by Bar Hotel Owners Association working president Biju Ramesh. “Chandy, Mani, Chennithala and Babu should step down and face a probe,” the CPM veteran said.<br /><br />The LDF on Monday commenced another round of agitations demanding resignation of the scam-hit Mani and the chief minister who is set to be questioned as a witness by a judicial commission investigating the solar panel fraud.<br /><br />Chennithala refuted the opposition leader’s allegations. He said Achuthanandan was settling scores in the backdrop of arrests of CPM workers.</p>
<p>Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V S Achuthanandan on Monday alleged that two more ministers in the United Democratic Front (UDF) government have accepted bribes from bar owners to offer favourable decisions. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking after inaugurating the Left Democratic Front Secretariat here, Achuthanandan demanded resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance Minister K M Mani. He said Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Excise Minister K Babu had also accepted bribes from the bar owners.<br /><br />Mani is already facing a Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) probe into bribery allegations made by Bar Hotel Owners Association working president Biju Ramesh. “Chandy, Mani, Chennithala and Babu should step down and face a probe,” the CPM veteran said.<br /><br />The LDF on Monday commenced another round of agitations demanding resignation of the scam-hit Mani and the chief minister who is set to be questioned as a witness by a judicial commission investigating the solar panel fraud.<br /><br />Chennithala refuted the opposition leader’s allegations. He said Achuthanandan was settling scores in the backdrop of arrests of CPM workers.</p>
