Corrupted Ministers Face Removal From NPC?

Ministers of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) have come under scrutiny after allegations of financial corruption and misuse of power.  Followed by complaints after complaint received from councillors and public against NPC Ministers, a committee comprised of Retired Justices S. Thiyakenthiran, S. Paramarajah and Retired District Secretary S.Patmanathan was appointed by the Northern Province Chief Minister, C.V. Wigneswaran to probe into the allegations and make their recommendations. The committee had concluded their investigations and handed over their report which was tabled at the council on June 7. The committee recommended that two ministers, Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Water Supply, Food Supply and Distribution, Environment and Co-operative Development P.Aynkaranesan and Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs, Sports and Youth Affairs, T.Kurukularajah be removed from their portfolios.

Chairman of the Northern Provincial Council, C.V.K. Sivagnanam said, that allegations of misuse of power and financial corruption were levelled against all Ministers of the NPC. Hence the probe was initiated on all Ministers of the NPC, but the committee had found two of them guilty and had recommended that they be removed, Sivagnanam said that the committee recommendations will be debated in the NPC on June 14 and the Chief Minister would take a final decision on the issue thereafter.