Did key accused in gold smuggling case work beneath CM Pinarayi Vijayan, asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kerala

Responding to the latest allegations by CPI(M) that central companies are working in Kerala with political motives, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on gold and greenback smuggling circumstances.
Addressing the valedictory operate of ‘Vijay Yatra’, a pre-poll political tour led by Kerala BJP president Okay Surendran right here, Shah stated, “I would like to ask a few questions to the Chief Minister of Kerala. Is he ready to answer those questions publicly? Did the key accused in the dollar and gold smuggling cases work under you in the CM’s office? Did your government pay them a monthly salary of Rs 3 lakh?”

He continued, “Is it true that your principal secretary appointed the accused, who had fake degree certificates, to a top post? Did you and your principal secretary take this woman at the government’s cost on a foreign trip? Did the accused woman frequently visit you in the chief minister’s residence? When the smuggled gold was seized, did your office exert pressure on the Customs? Have not these details exposed in the investigations by ED and Customs. Did you probe into a mysterious death in this issue?”
Shah stated as a substitute of elevating allegations, the Chief Minister ought to be able to reply these questions. “I have information about several other corruption issues. But I don’t want to confuse the Chief Minister. I need answers to these questions for now,” he stated.
Shah stated each LDF and UDF are solely frightened about managing their vote banks.
While CPI (M) has fashioned an alliance with SDPI, which is the political entrance of Popular Front of India, Congress has tied up with the Indian Union Muslim League.
Congress is contesting towards CPI(M) in Kerala, however each the events are a part of a “grand alliance” in West Bengal.
“In Kerala, Congress is with IUML, but in West Bengal they are supporting a party headed by a Muslim cleric (Abbas Siddiqui). In Maharashtra, the Congress is with Shiv Sena. Truly, I don’t understand what the policy of the Congress party is,” Shah stated.
Referring to situation of entry of girls into the Sabarimala temple, Shah stated the Communist authorities has “harassed the devotees but Congress remained silent”. BJP wished that the temple ought to be run as per the curiosity of the devotees, he stated.

‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan, who has lately joined BJP, additionally attended the occasion. Praising him, Shah stated the “the developer of infrastructure, our metro man, has chosen the BJP for developing the nation”.
Shah additionally unveiled the BJP’s marketing campaign slogan of NDA—’New Kerala, with Modi’.