Political debate is high in the state of Kerala. Recently, at the inauguration ceremony of the Konni Medical College in Pathanamthitta online, Kerala Chief Minister claimed that some people including ‘certain media houses’ were trying to destroy the improvement activities of the government and were trying to hide it from the public. CM Pinarayi was reacting to media reports about alleged bribery in the Life Mission project which envisioned construction of free houses for the homeless needy in the state.

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He said, "Some people in the state want to sabotage the developmental activities for the people. Some media houses are also engaged in the same. One media house has given a misguiding headline that would make people think Life Mission is sort of a bribe scheme." Referring to the media report, he said that while the headline sought to give the impression that there was bribery in the Life Mission project, the last line in the report went against it. He said that 2.26 lakh houses had been built and given to homeless people in the state under the Life Mission project till now.

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He alleged, 'The government "realised the dreams of 2.26 lakh families" and the media houses are "trying to hide the welfare activities from the people". The Chief Minister said, "Over 2.26 lakh houses were completed and families which could earlier never dream of owning a house are now living in their own residences. Is that part of any corruption? Completing the houses is an achievement." He also lashed out at certain political parties which boycotted the hospital event, saying that they cannot share the joy of the people.

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