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Asked to comment on the allegations levelled by DMK working president and Leader of the Opposition M.K. more-inFisheries Minister D.
Jayakumar on Monday accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of having indulged in irregularities in awarding contracts while in power during 2006-11. Besides, on 185 bids, “only one firm was allowed to take part and the contracts were awarded to the single bidder,” the Minister alleged. Stalin against Chief Minister Edappadi K.
Palaniswami, the Minister told reporters at the party head office that on May 17, 2010, four contracts in the Water Resources Department and the Public Works Department (PWD) were given to one company based in Erode. The total value of the contracts was around ?285 crore..