Congress demands CPI (M)'s response on Central probe against Veena Vijayan's IT firm
Congress party on Saturday demanded an explanation from Kerala's ruling CPI(M) leadership and the state Industries Department after the Centre reportedly ordered a probe into complaints of violations by an IT company run by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had ordered the investigation into the complaints of financial transactions between a private minerals company and Veena's IT firm, which had triggered a huge political controversy in the southern state recently.
Officials confirmed that a joint director at the Office of the Director General of Corporate Affairs has ordered the probe. The office comes under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The Joint Director Md Shakeel did not respond to messages and calls.
Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, who has been raising charges against CM Vijayan and his daughter on the issue for some time, on Saturday said it was the CPI (M) state secretariat which had issued a press statement defending Veena earlier when he had raised the allegations against her IT company.
«In the press statement, they officially defended Veena saying it was a transparent dealing between two companies and there was nothing dubious in their transactions.
So, I would like to know the reaction of the CPI (M) state secretariat on the matter in the present context,» Kuzhalnadan said.
The Congress legislator also sought to know whether the Public Works Department Minister and Veena's husband P A Mohammed Riyas viewed the Centre's probe as a natural procedure.
He said as per his knowledge, besides Veena's IT firm, a reply was sought by the Centre from the Kochi-based private minerals company and the state-run Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
