Kerala LoP Satheesan says vigilance probe towards him is ‘largest proof’ of CM Vijayan’s ‘intolerance’

By PTI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A day after the Kerala authorities ordered a vigilance probe towards him, Leader of Opposition within the Assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday ridiculed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and charged that he was being focused for “exposing corruption” towards the CM.

The investigation was ordered towards Satheesan in a case associated to receiving international funds from overseas for a challenge in his constituency allegedly violating the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).

The LoP reasoned that the individuals of the state have the intelligence to grasp why a case was filed towards him when the Chief Minister faces corruption allegations.

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He additionally in contrast the motion of the Left authorities towards him with that of the case towards Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slapped by the BJP authorities on the Centre.

“Rahul Gandhi was disqualified and a case was filed against him when he criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Adani case,” he informed a press convention.

However, Satheesan didn’t point out the character of the case registered towards Gandhi.

Satheesan stated, “Along the same lines, Vijayan is also trying to intimidate the opposition leader by registering a case that will not stand legal scrutiny against him. He also accused the CMO of being behind all such acts.”

“I have a request to those in the office of the Chief Minister. When he calls from America, please tell him that the Opposition Leader of Kerala was scared when he heard the news that the case had been registered against him. The CM will be happy when he is told that I was scared,” he added sarcastically.

Satheesan stated the case registered towards him was the most important proof of Vijayan’s “intolerance”.

Satheesan additional stated that the opposition wouldn’t backtrack from the corruption allegation raised towards the Chief Minister and the federal government attributable to this case.

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Stating that he has no objection to the vigilance probe initiated towards him, Satheesan added: “Let the investigation be done. When the same complaint was received earlier, the Vigilance itself had dismissed it with the knowledge of the Chief Minister after finding it to be baseless.”

According to authorities sources, the order on the preliminary vigilance probe towards Satheesan was taken primarily based on a grievance lodged by an motion council alleging that international funds had been acquired in violation of the FCRA.

The inquiry was ordered after verifying the veracity of the claims made within the grievance, sources stated.

After the 2018 deluge within the state, Satheesan initiated a challenge ‘Punarjani’ to assemble homes for individuals who misplaced their homes within the floods. The grievance sought to research FCRA violations and Satheesan’s international journeys looking for assist for the challenge.

The LoP reasoned that the individuals of the state have the intelligence to grasp why a case was filed towards him when the Chief Minister faces corruption allegations.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );