KIIFB rip-off: ED a political software of BJP, nothing else, says Thomas Isaac 

By PTI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior CPI(M) chief and former finance minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was a “political tool” of the BJP-ruled Centre which was trying to overturn improvement tasks in Kerala and push the state into monetary spoil by going after KIIFB.

“ED is BJP’s political tool. Nothing else. They use ED to isolate, arrest or detain their political opponents or topple state governments ruled by opposition parties. They will do anything without any hesitation,” Isaac mentioned whereas chatting with reporters right here.

The former state minister was chatting with reporters concerning the summons issued to him by ED, the plea he has moved within the Kerala High Court difficult the identical and the choice to not seem earlier than the company until the High Court decides his petition.

Isaac mentioned that the choice to not seem earlier than the ED was not his private one and was taken after discussions and deliberations inside the social gathering which has determined to await the High Court order.

He claimed that the ED probe into Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has a “clear cut political objective” which was to hamper the event within the southern state.

“They want to create a belief among the public that there are huge irregularities going on in KIIFB,” he alleged.

“The Centre is doing this and its attempts to push Kerala into financial ruin will not be successful as it cannot completely cut off all the revenue streams of the state,” he alleged.

Isaac mentioned that the Centre can not cease Kerala’s share in central taxes or the share in GST nor can it intrude with the taxes levied within the state.

What they will do is take away our proper to avail loans by terming the loans availed by KIIFB as that of the state authorities and thereby push Kerala into monetary constraints, he claimed.

“The ED and certain other groups are working to achieve this objective,” he alleged.

He additionally blamed the Congress-led UDF opposition for hampering improvement within the state after they have been in energy and alleged that they’ve now joined ED in opposition to the LDF authorities in Kerala.

“They (Congress) have not learnt their lesson from what is happening in Delhi. They have a separate outlook when it comes to Kerala. They have no national outlook,” he mentioned.

Isaac mentioned that the social gathering has determined to legally and politically counter the Centre’s alleged strikes to hamper improvement within the state and push it into monetary spoil.

The plea filed by him within the High Court is a part of the authorized initiatives and as a part of the political technique, the general public shall be taken into confidence in opposition to the Centre’s actions, he mentioned and added that “if we have the people’s support, there is no need to fear any ED”.

Isaac, in a tweet on Wednesday, mentioned that he has requested the probe company to recall the summons despatched to him and alleged that its “roving enquiry” into the matter was in opposition to the spirit of the Supreme Court orders.

In his plea within the High Court, he has sought instructions restraining the ED from “enforcing” his private look earlier than them for “an offence that they don’t seem to be keen to disclose.

“He has also contended that the “summons are ex-facie unlawful and past the jurisdiction of the scope of inquiry contemplated beneath the FEMA since admittedly there is no such thing as a violation of any provision of the mentioned Act.”

The ED had served a discover to the senior Marxist chief final month, in search of his look earlier than it on July 19.

He, nevertheless, didn’t seem earlier than the probe company, saying he needed to attend courses at a party-run institute within the state capital.

The second discover in search of his look was despatched by the ED final week.

Isaac had mentioned earlier than the final Assembly election, that the ED, the CAG and even the Income Tax Department have been after KIIFB.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior CPI(M) chief and former finance minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was a “political tool” of the BJP-ruled Centre which was trying to overturn improvement tasks in Kerala and push the state into monetary spoil by going after KIIFB.

“ED is BJP’s political tool. Nothing else. They use ED to isolate, arrest or detain their political opponents or topple state governments ruled by opposition parties. They will do anything without any hesitation,” Isaac mentioned whereas chatting with reporters right here.

The former state minister was chatting with reporters concerning the summons issued to him by ED, the plea he has moved within the Kerala High Court difficult the identical and the choice to not seem earlier than the company until the High Court decides his petition.

Isaac mentioned that the choice to not seem earlier than the ED was not his private one and was taken after discussions and deliberations inside the social gathering which has determined to await the High Court order.

He claimed that the ED probe into Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has a “clear cut political objective” which was to hamper the event within the southern state.

“They want to create a belief among the public that there are huge irregularities going on in KIIFB,” he alleged.

“The Centre is doing this and its attempts to push Kerala into financial ruin will not be successful as it cannot completely cut off all the revenue streams of the state,” he alleged.

Isaac mentioned that the Centre can not cease Kerala’s share in central taxes or the share in GST nor can it intrude with the taxes levied within the state.

What they will do is take away our proper to avail loans by terming the loans availed by KIIFB as that of the state authorities and thereby push Kerala into monetary constraints, he claimed.

“The ED and certain other groups are working to achieve this objective,” he alleged.

He additionally blamed the Congress-led UDF opposition for hampering improvement within the state after they have been in energy and alleged that they’ve now joined ED in opposition to the LDF authorities in Kerala.

“They (Congress) have not learnt their lesson from what is happening in Delhi. They have a separate outlook when it comes to Kerala. They have no national outlook,” he mentioned.

Isaac mentioned that the social gathering has determined to legally and politically counter the Centre’s alleged strikes to hamper improvement within the state and push it into monetary spoil.

The plea filed by him within the High Court is a part of the authorized initiatives and as a part of the political technique, the general public shall be taken into confidence in opposition to the Centre’s actions, he mentioned and added that “if we have the people’s support, there is no need to fear any ED”.

Isaac, in a tweet on Wednesday, mentioned that he has requested the probe company to recall the summons despatched to him and alleged that its “roving enquiry” into the matter was in opposition to the spirit of the Supreme Court orders.

In his plea within the High Court, he has sought instructions restraining the ED from “enforcing” his private look earlier than them for “an offence that they don’t seem to be keen to disclose.

“He has also contended that the “summons are ex-facie unlawful and past the jurisdiction of the scope of inquiry contemplated beneath the FEMA since admittedly there is no such thing as a violation of any provision of the mentioned Act.”

The ED had served a discover to the senior Marxist chief final month, in search of his look earlier than it on July 19.

He, nevertheless, didn’t seem earlier than the probe company, saying he needed to attend courses at a party-run institute within the state capital.

The second discover in search of his look was despatched by the ED final week.

Isaac had mentioned earlier than the final Assembly election, that the ED, the CAG and even the Income Tax Department have been after KIIFB.