The Ernakulam Region Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) denied allegations that the union leadership had accepted money for appointment to various posts, even as members of the Youth Congress Mandalam Committee staged a protest in front of the ERCMPU headquarters at Edappally on Wednesday.
Former Kalamassery Municipal chairman Jamal Manakkadan alleged that the union leadership, in cahoots with the LDF government, was making appointments for financial gains. Such appointments are made just as the local body elections are around the corner.
However, ERCMPU chairman John Theruvath dismissed the charges as baseless. He said fresh hands were recruited to the various regions of the milk union in a transparent manner.
The appointments are finalised by an eight-member board comprising five government representatives, including the Secretary to the Department of Agriculture. There are…