The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Brahmapuram fire incident, alleging a nexus between the Left Democratic Front government and a private company in handling waste at the dumping yard.
The party alleged corruption in awarding the contract to the private waste management company, which is facing heat over the incident.
Kochi and its surrounding areas were hit by huge air pollution last month due to the fire at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, managed by the Kochi City Corporation.
After visiting the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, BJP Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar questioned the track record of the company selected for treating garbage.
He sought to know why the Left government did not register a criminal case against the company in connection with the fire incident.
"It is a fraud committed by the LDF government and the chief minister on the citizens of Kerala.
The government must immediately ask for the CBI inquiry into it," Javadekar, who is a former minister for environment, forests, and climate change, told a press conference in Kochi.
He alleged that there was no processing of waste or bio-mining at Brahmapuram, and the government, instead of punishing the company, was rewarding it. -- PTI