Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is set to leave for New York to attend the diaspora meet - Loka Kerala Sabha - will on Friday land in the city which is shrouded in thick smoke and haze emanating from wildfires in Canada.

Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan told the media that "it's sad that this CPI-M government is engaged in corrupt practices to benefit the party, its leaders, or their children".  "Just look into the company that was given the tender to run the Brahamapuram waste treatment plant. Without any experience to handle big plants, they got the tender and by now Rs 22 crore has been given to them... what have they done. Nothing has been done," he said.