Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday condemned the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia within the liquor coverage case.
Taking to Twitter, he stated, “The arrest of @msisodia by CBI is another example of how @BJP4India misuses the Union Government`s agencies to intimidate the opposition. It`s a blatant abuse of power and an attack on democracy. Such repression undermines the very foundation of our nation and should be resisted.”
His tweet got here hours after his assistant personal secretary C.M.Ravindran skipped Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to seem earlier than its Kochi workplace. Instead, Ravindran despatched an e-mail saying that as he’s busy with the continuing Assembly session that resumed its sitting on Monday after a break, he won’t be able to seem earlier than it.
Ravindran`s electronic mail comes at a time when the chief minister`s former principal secretary M. Sivasankar, who retired on January 31, is presently in jail after three days of questioning early this month within the now-controversial pet undertaking of Vijayan- Life Mission case.
An enormous sum of cash had allegedly exchanged arms which was revealed by Swapna Suresh- the prime accused within the gold smuggling case and in addition within the Life Mission flat bribery case.
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