THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan said that the UDF will not accept the free kits given by Supplyco to MLAs and MPs on Onam. Due to the severe economic crisis, only yellow ration card holders are being given Onam kits this time. The same has not been fully provided. UDF representatives will not accept free kits that are not given to common people and the poor, said VD Satheesan.

Earlier, the opposition leader had said that the government had made Onam sad by delaying the distribution of Onamkits. The government said it would give Onam kits to 87 lakh people but changed it to 6 lakh. Not even ten per cent of it has been given. He also said that the Chief Minister and the Finance Minister are pretending to know nothing about price hike issues.

'Due to tax evasion and rate hikes, the average household's expenditure has increased by Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 in four months. Like KSRTC, Civil Supplies Corporation has been euthanized by the government. Rs 700 crores is to be paid to the contractors. The Chief Minister has shamelessly preached that there will be no price rise. The chief minister will understand the problems of the common people only after coming down from the ivory tower. The Finance Minister says that the government employees were paid bonuses as per their wish. Government employees have six instalments of DA dues', he added.