THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Hours after a fire broke out in the Secretariat building, opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala raised serious allegations against the state government. Accusing the government of conspiring to destroy crucial evidence, Chennithala said that the fire broke out at three sections of the building and this resulted in several politically relevant secret files regarding foreign tours getting destroyed.

Earlier, Chennithala and other Congress leaders were allowed to visit the parts of the Secretariat where the fire broke out. Chennithala also said that he had held discussions with Revenue Secretary and Home Secretary regarding the incident.

"The fire broke out in the GAD Political section and it's under this department that all the files pertaining to foreign travel and political clearance are kept. None should forget that the NIA has asked for all the CCTV footages. This is a conspiracy with the knowledge of Vijayan to destroy all the evidence," he added.