Thiruvananthapuram: The government rejected the request of the state police chief to allocate 57 crores to clear the arrears. The state police chief asked for the amount for preparations ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The government rejected the police chief’s demand and sanctioned 26 crores.
200 crores to be paid to pump owners alone. But the position of the finance department is not favorable to the demand of the state police. Arrears are due to spending money without administrative permission. The Finance Department has informed that this is the reason for the arrears and that the arrears without administrative permission will no longer be allowed.
The state police chief asked for the amount for preparations ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, the Supreme Court left Kerala’s suit petition on the borrowing limit to the Constitution Bench. This is a matter that needs to be considered in detail. An extensive bench is ideal. Center has upper hand in preliminary arguments. The court also held that it cannot take additional debt immediately. Consider a five-judge bench.
