The CPI(M) State committee, which met here on Saturday, demanded a judicial inquiry into the corruption charges levelled over sanctioning of Plus Two schools and batches.
A meeting chaired by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the revelation of Muslim Education Society (MES) president Fazal Gafoor had exposed the corruption in the issue. The decision was made in gross disregard of the Kerala Education Rules and norms.
New schools had been sanctioned in districts where a large number of seats were remaining vacant. Of the 225 schools sanctioned, 164 had been given to private managements.
This was against the declared policy that priority would be given to government, corporate, and then single managements while sanctioning new schools.
The allegations in this score were proof that representatives of the party of the Education Minister had approached the managers and fixed the rates.
The single-window admission system had also been disrupted. The committee alleged that there was an agreement with unaided schools to make up the strength in the newly sanctioned batches.
All these were against a transparent system that was introduced during the tenure of the previous LDF government. The committee demanded a judicial probe into the allegations.
CPI demand CPI leader and former minister C.Divakaran urged the government to order an investigation into the violation of norms in sanctioning Plus Two batches and new schools.
In a pressnote here, he alleged that government schools in many districts had been ignored while sanctioning additional batches and new schools. This, he said, smacked of corruption and mafia activity.
