THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Continuing the party’s political stance of protecting the Leader of Opposition amid the ongoing ED case row, CPM state secretary M V Govindan took a swipe at the UDF government, stating that the ministers of the current cabinet, who have received money from the same company, are now probing against Pinarayi Vijayan and family.
“In the list of people who received money from the Rs 182 crore spent (by the CMRL), names of current Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Industries Minister Kunhalikutty are included.
The same person who received money from the same source, probing into the same issue after becoming the home minister is completely paradoxical,” Govindan said while addressing the valedictory ceremony of the Sitaram Yechuri commemoration event held at the AKG Study and Research Centre here on Thursday.
Referring to the claims made by Pinarayi in the Karuvannoor bank scam case, Govindan said that the ED tried to make two CPM members approver witnesses. Actually they were the real culprits. This move, he said, was aimed at weakening the party.
“It is this very same agency, which has only been able to prove a handful of cases it has investigated, that is trying to proceed against Pinarayi. ED is the implementation agency of RSS agenda. It decides its targets first, and then identifies, or often creates circumstances to nail them,” he said.
Criticising that the media has been reporting consistently against the party, Govindan said that the party will stand unaffected by the same. The event was presided over by AKG Study & Research Centre director C N Mohanan.
AG TO FILE LEGAL OPINION AFTER MIN’S RETURN FROM US
Thiruvananthapuram: The advocate general (AG) will submit his opinion on how to legally proceed with the Enforcement Directorate’s recommendation to register a case against Pinarayi Vijayan and his family only after Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala returns from the US on Monday. Chennithala had directed the AG to submit his legal opinion only he returns, sources said. The state government had also sought the opinion of the director general of prosecution on the matter. It, too, is expected by that time.
