Thiruvananthapuram: The court will pronounce today the verdict on the plea seeking a Vigilance investigation against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter, Veena Vijayan, in connection with the ‘monthly payment scam’ case.
Today, the court is set to pronounce its verdict on the plea filed by MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan demanding a Vigilance investigation into the monthly payment scam. The petition pointed that Veena Vijayan and her company, Exalogic Solutions, received money illegally from the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) company in connection with the Kerala government granting permission for sand mining to the CMRL. It is alleged that the Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter and her company received the money as a favour in return.
Mathew Kuzhalnadan demanded a vigilance investigation against seven persons, including Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Vijayan.
However, the Kerala government has opposed this, stating that the complaints in the petition submitted by Mathew Kuzhalnadan do not fall within the purview of the Vigilance Act.
Two days ago, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought legal advice on issuing a notice to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Vijayan, and her firm Exalogic Solutions, as well as CMRL, in connection with the ‘monthly payment scam’ case. Reports also suggest that the ED will issue notices to all companies that have financial transactions with Exalogic Solutions.
According to the petitioner Mathew Kuzhalnadan, the case revolves around the actions of the founder and MD of the private mineral company CMRL, SN Sasidharan Kartha, who, in 2004, purchased over 60 acres of land in the Thrikkunnapuzha-Arattupuzha belt in Alappuzha with intentions to construct a sand mining and mineral complex. However, the company failed to obtain mining permission, contravening both the 2004 State order and Central regulations. Despite numerous attempts by Sasidharan Kartha to secure mining concessions under the Kerala Government Land Assignment Act, all efforts proved fruitless.
Later, CMRL directly appealed to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, urging him to reconsider their application. Instead of forwarding the submission to the Revenue Department, Pinarayi Vijayan convened a meeting to facilitate a review of CMRL’s exemption proposal, Mathew Kuzhalnadan mentioned.
Meanwhile, Mathew Kuzhalnadan mentioned that, meanwhile, in this situation, Sasidharan Kartha’s company CMRL made some agreements with Veena Vijayan’s firm, Exalogic Solutions. He also added that following the agreements, Pinarayi Vijayan directly intervened, instructing the Revenue Department to consider Sasidharan Kartha’s application. There were illegal money transactions occurred between Veena Vijayan’s company and CMRL, with the money received as a favour in return.
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