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The ruling beforehand and the Opposition sparred implicit whether the High Court was castigatory oregon laudatory astir the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe successful the Sabarimala golden theft case. Furthermore, the contentious question of whether the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) had enactment the SIT nether duress to shield the government’s governmental appointees connected the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from ineligible peril besides roiled the Assembly connected Tuesday.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said the High Court had flagged an “investigative laxity” successful the SIT probe, which formed uncertainty successful the nationalist mind. He said aboriginal developments proved the High Court’s reflection prescient. He said the SIT probe ended successful a unsighted alley.
“The squad could not adjacent record a preliminary chargesheet, enabling the accused to get statutory bail and opening the doorway to tampering with grounds and influencing witnesses to sabotage the SIT case,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan said the SIT, for dubious reasons, failed to get the indispensable introspection report, including forensic investigation of the handwriting of erstwhile TDB president and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] person A. Padmakumar.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Assembly that the High Court Division Bench, which appointed the SIT and straight monitors the investigation, had lauded the squad for its diligence. “The High Court Division Bench’s cleanable chit for the SIT is simply a slap connected the Opposition’s face”, helium said.
He said the Opposition had cherry-picked an reflection made by a Single Bench portion proceeding the bail plea to marque a mendacious lawsuit against the government. “The reflection prima facie seems much against the High Court Division Bench steering the probe and not the government. I americium not dwelling further connected the taxable now,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan responded that Mr. Vijayan was not “studied” successful matters of ineligible jurisprudence.
