Kannur: Opposition leader VD Satheesan should be ready to conduct an introspection regarding his approach towards the various issues which come up everyday, said LDF convener EP Jayarajan. In his Facebook post on Monday, EP said that Satheesan seems to have misunderstood that the duty of opposition leader is to oppose anything and everything which comes before him. As a responsible representative of the people, he should not create fear and anxiety among people, Jayarajan said while criticising Satheesan’s stand in connection with the death of Joy, a sanitation worker, who drowned in Amayizhanchan canal. 

From EP’s Facebook post

Opposition leader Satheesan should be ready to conduct an introspection regarding the issues that come up everyday. His reaction in connection with the tragic incident, in which a sanitation worker of Thiruvananthapuram corporation lost his life during his cleaning work in Amayizhanchan canal, is the latest one showing his thoughtlessness. He seems to have misunderstood that the duty of an opposition leader is to oppose anything and everything. 

He had used the unfortunate incident in which a sanitation worker had lost his life under tragic circumstances to ridicule and attack the government. Joy worked as a sanitation worker for a contractor hired by the railways to clean up railway-owned land. As news of the tragedy of the sanitation worker came up, corporation workers, fire and rescue team and many volunteers had come up involving in the rescue activities. When all these people were sincerely engaged in the rescue activities, the opposition leader refused to recognise the selfless efforts and used the situation to criticise the government. 

It is quite natural that the spread of contagious diseases would go up during the monsoon season. When such a situation arises, the government would initiate steps to curb the spread. But, here the opposition leader is seen ridiculing the measures taken by the government. The waste management activities being implemented in the state is considered as a role model for the rest of  the country. 

By covering the facts, the opposition leader is trying to spread fear and anxiety among the people. He should be ready to correct this reprehensible stand and should try to be a responsible representative of the people.