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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Thursday denied immoderate interference by his bureau successful the probe by the peculiar probe squad (SIT) successful the golden theft lawsuit linked to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.
Countering United Democratic Front convener Adoor Prakash MP’s insinuation against Mr. Vijayan’s governmental secretary, Mr. Vijayan, astatine a property league here, said it was communal cognition that the SIT probe was monitored by the High Court. He besides ruled retired the request for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe astatine this stage. It was mostly accepted that the SIT probe was progressing smoothly. So far, nary complaints had been levelled against it, helium said.
Mr. Prakash’s allegation against the CMO was provoked by an inability to reply definite different questions, the Chief Minister said. It was meant to divert attraction from the existent contented — arsenic to however the premier accused successful the lawsuit had gained entree to a high-profile person specified arsenic Sonia Gandhi.
Mr. Prakash’s sanction had cropped up successful transportation with this lawsuit aft a photograph showing premier accused Unnikrishnan Potti and the Bellary-based jeweller Govardhan with Ms. Gandhi surfaced. “How did these 2 individuals summation entree to a high-security person similar Sonia Gandhi?” Mr. Vijayan said. “Isn’t that the existent contented here? Who was liable for it. That should beryllium cleared up first,” helium said.
Mr. Prakash besides should clarify arsenic to wherefore helium accepted the invitation extended to him by Mr. Potti, the Chief Minister said. “Mr. Prakash says helium went due to the fact that Potti had invited him. Is helium idiosyncratic who should person accepted Potti’s invitation conscionable similar that?” Mr. Vijayan said.
He reiterated that neither helium nor his bureau had astatine immoderate signifier interfered successful the investigation. “Moreover, it was our proposition that a peculiar squad should beryllium constituted and that the probe should beryllium supervised by the High Court,” helium said.
On the SIT quizzing Communist Party of India (Marxist) person and erstwhile Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran, the Chief Minister said the SIT whitethorn request to interaction oregon question assorted persons to bring clarity to issues.
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Prakash told the media that helium was not summoned by the SIT for questioning successful transportation with the lawsuit but “the quality of the SIT’s intent to question” him was flashed by tv channels. “If I’m called, I volition instrumentality the media along. If that’s not permitted, I’ll accidental immoderate is known to maine earlier the media up of my questioning,” helium said.
Meanwhile, All India Congress Committee wide caput (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal questioned the credibility of the SIT probe, saying that the limits of the probe were being decided by the government. “The government’s interests are being protected successful the SIT’s questioning itself,” helium said.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunny Joseph excessively expressed dissatisfaction implicit the functioning of the SIT. “Can the Chief Minister refute the High Court’s reflection that the SIT probe lacked gait and that it was not capable to nett the large sharks?” helium asked.
