Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 21 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over MLA PV Anwar's allegations, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Saturday that the CM is trying to shield all the culprits.
Chennithala said, "Kerala CM is trying to shield all the culprits. He has given a clean chit to his political secretary and ADGP and all those who are involved in crimes. PV Anwar is not our MLA but a CPM MLA. He raised all the issues of CM's political secretary acting like Dawood Ibrahim and alleging gold smuggling. ADGP law & order met RSS leaders, why? If the truth is coming before people, then he (the CM) is getting angry with the press."
Meanwhile, the Kerala Government has initiated a Vigilance Inquiry against two senior IPS officers, M.R. Ajithkumar, ADGP (Law and Order), and Sujith Das in response to allegations made by Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar.
MLA Anvar filed a formal complaint with DGP Shaik Darvesh Saheb, prompting an internal investigation.
Following the DGP's findings and recommendations, the government decided to move forward with the Vigilance Inquiry to further examine the allegations against the officers.
According to the report referenced as the second document, the DGP and State Police Chief stated that the allegations made by P.V. Anvar, MLA from Nilambur, point to several serious issues that require a vigilance inquiry.
These include allegations of cutting down and misappropriating valuable trees from the DPC Camp in Malappuram, as well as allegations of accepting bribes related to a case involving Sajan Scaria, initiated by M.R. Ajithkumar, IPS, ADGP (L&O).
Additionally, there are accusations of misappropriation of seized gold by M.R. Ajithkumar and Sujith Das S., IPS, along with members of the DANSAF Team in Malappuram. The report also highlights claims regarding the construction of an extravagant house costing several crores by M.R. Ajithkumar.
Earlier on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Anwar should have brought these matters to the party's attention first rather than publicly discussing the matter in the media.
"As per our standard procedure, when a complaint is received, it is thoroughly examined, and necessary actions are taken. MLA PV Anwar submitted a complaint, and prior to that, he had publicly discussed the matter in the media. Consequently, an elite investigation team was formed under the state police chief," CM Vijayan said.
"Typically, if such an issue arises, a member like PV Anwar, being part of the CPI(M) parliamentary party, should have brought these matters to the party's attention first. He has publicly stated that the party appointed us, so if he had such awareness, the appropriate course of action would have been to raise the issue within the party before proceeding to public channels," he added. (ANI)
