Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) unbiased legislator P.V. Anvar met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in particular person on the authorities Secretariat on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) days after he put the administration in a spot by airing bombshell accusations of corruption, criminality, unlawful amassment of wealth and nepotism towards Further Director Basic of Police (ADGP), Regulation and Order, M.R. Ajith Kumar.
Mr. Anvar informed reporters ready exterior the Secretariat gates that he would communicate to them on the MLA Hostel later.
Notably, Mr. Anvar had additionally blamed Mr. Vijayan’s political secretary and CPI(M) State committee member P. Sasi for giving Mr. Kumar “free rein” over the police by repeatedly ignoring the purple flags and cautionary studies that ought to have warned the federal government in regards to the top-ranking officer’s “questionable conduct.” Mr. Anvar accused Mr. Sasi of failing Mr. Vijayan.
Help for Anvar in CPI(M)
In the meantime, Mr. Anvar discovered some help within the CPI(M). In a Fb publish, social gathering’s legislator U. Prathibha expressed her solidarity with Mr. Anvar. She cautioned Mr. Anvar that the latter was taking over a “powerful group”. In Kannur, LDF convenor T.P. Ramakrishnan mentioned the social gathering and the federal government would additionally study the accusations raised by Mr. Anvar towards Mr. Sasi.
Mr. Anvar had indicated that he would submit his litany of prices towards Mr. Kumar in writing to Mr. Vijayan. He claimed he had proof towards Mr. Kumar.
Mr. Anwar, who likened Mr. Kumar to underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim, claimed he had risked his life ferreting incriminating details about the rating officer to protect Mr. Vijayan politically.
Probe is a sham: Opposition
In the meantime, Chief of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala and BJP State president Okay. Surendran termed the federal government’s investigation into Mr. Anvar’s accusations “a sham.”
Given the gravity of Mr. Anvar’s accusations towards the police and the federal government, the Congress demanded a judicial probe towards the Chief Minister’s Workplace, whereas the BJP demanded a CBI inquiry.
Each Opposition events urged the federal government to take away Mr. Kumar from the highest publish to facilitate a free and truthful investigation.
They identified that the federal government order mentioned the probe would additionally cowl Mr. Kumar’s criticism and Mr. Anvar’s accusations in Malappuram.
The leaders mentioned Mr. Vijayan has allowed Mr. Kumar to proceed within the prime publish and ensured the rating officer’s quick subordinates led the probe.
Each Opposition events mentioned the federal government had restricted its motion towards Sujith Das, former District Police Chief, Pathanamthitta, who allegedly disparaged Mr. Sasi and Mr. Kumar, by merely asking the officer to report on the police headquarters.
The Congress and the BJP termed the State Police Chief, Sheikh Darvesh Sahib, who’s tasked to oversee the probe, “a figurehead” below the present political disposition. They threatened to launch avenue protests if the federal government shielded the alleged wrongdoers.
The Opposition events mentioned the ruling entrance legislator had accused the Chief Minister’s Workplace of grave offences, together with murders, disappearances, self-enrichment and gold smuggling.
Mr. Anvar’s statements, the Congress and BJP claimed, had prompted a chilling impact on society and triggered a public outcry.
Thrissur Pooram conspiracy
Notably, the Congress and the CPI have accused some officers in legislation enforcement of scuttling Thrissur Pooram to help the BJP’s trigger by inciting Hindu majoritarian sentiment on the eve of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
V.S. Sunil Kumar, CPI chief and LDF’s 2024 Lok Sabha elections candidate in Thrissur, and Okay. Muraleedharan, UDF’s candidate from Thrissur, have been on the identical web page.
Each mentioned they suspected a conspiracy and demanded the federal government publish the report of the inquiry committee that probed the incident. Mr. Muraleedharan tried to put the blame at Mr. Vijayan’s doorstep.
He alleged that Mr. Vijayan had ensured disarray within the pageant’s conduct to help the BJP as a quid professional quo for the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) sluggish progress in its probe into the CPI(M)-controlled Karuvannur cooperative financial institution rip-off.
