KOZHIKODE: CPM central committee member E P Jayarajan on Tuesday said he will examine whether there was any lapse by the prosecution in submitting all the evidence against KPCC president K Sudhakaran in court in connection with the murder attempt on him inside a train in 1995.
Speaking to reporters at Kannur, the LDF convenor said he will ask the government to appeal the Kerala High Court order, discharging Sudhakaran from the case, in the Supreme Court.
“The Chennai railway police’s FIR clearly stated that Sudhakaran sent the hired criminals. Their main target was Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan,” Jayarajan said. A sessions court in Ongole in Andhra Pradesh had sentenced Vikramchalil Sasi and Petta Dianeshan in the case. “The two have no personal enmity with me,” Jayarajan said, adding that he has deputed his lawyer to decide on the future course of action.
Satheesan welcomes HC verdict
Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan on Tuesday said the High Court acquitting state Congress president K Sudhakaran in connection with the 1995 E P Jayarajan murder attempt case proves that CPM is deliberately trying to implicate Congress leaders in criminal cases. Speaking to mediapersons in Malappuram, Satheesan welcomed the HC’s verdict. “It is clear that it was a conspiracy hatched by the CPM to falsely accuse political leaders of criminal activities,” he said.
Chennithala demands apology froan m CPM
Congress Working Committee leader Ramesh Chennithala has welcomed the court order acquitting party state chief K Sudhakaran in the 1995 E P Jayarajan murder- attempt case.
He urged the CPM leadership to apologise before the people for hounding Sudhakaran for the past 29 years. Chennithala termed the acquittal as a blow to LDF convener Jayarajan. He said the court had examined all the proofs that came up before it and then pronounced the verdict.
A blow to Left and BJP
Terming the verdict a blow for the Left and BJP, which tried to brand him a criminal, state Congress president K Sudhakaran said he felt relieved as the case was a sword that had been hanging over his head.
“I was portrayed as a criminal leader,” he said, adding that he too will fight the case in the SC if the prosecution files an appeal. He also said it was up to the government to find out who the real culprits are.