Thiruvananthapuram: MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan of the Vigilance changed his stance regarding a Vigilance investigation against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter, Veena Vijayan, in connection with the ‘monthly payment scam’ case.
Mathew Kuzhalnadan’s current stance is that the Court should conduct a direct investigation into the ‘monthly payment scam’ case. He has changed his earlier plea for a Vigilance investigation.
Mathew Kuzhalnadan informed about his new decision when the Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court was set to pronounce its verdict today on the petition he filed, seeking a Vigilance investigation into the ‘monthly payment scam’ case. The court warned Mathew Kuzhalnadan to stick to one decision. The Court adjourned the case to April 12 for judgment.
On February 29 of this year, Mathew Kuzhalnadan filed a petition seeking a Vigilance investigation against seven persons, including Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter, Veena Vijayan. However, today, Mathew Kuzhalnadan changed his earlier request and called for a direct investigation by the court instead of the Vigilance investigation.
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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