THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stocking free food kits in certain party offices became controversial on Thursday after which they were removed from these places. Actually, it is Ration shops where these kits should be kept for distribution.

The kits were spotted at party offices at Vaikom T V Puram and Changanassery Madapally. In Vaikom, the kits were kept inside CPI party office while they were kept inside the CPM office in Changanassery.

On a tip off, BJP and Congress rushed to the above offices in protest. Soon after this, kite were removed from these offices. Meanwhile, authorities said that kits were kept in party offices as there was no place in Ration shops.

They added that as schools were closed, there was no other safe enclosures to store the kits. In the State, kits are mostly stored in the residence and buildings of private individuals currently.

Though the kits have arrived, the authorities are yet to start procedures for distributing them.