BJP claims ‘fixed match’ between LDF and UDF in CMRL case; Shone George puts out alleged payoff list
Shone George claims that the list, which includes the name of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, was from a page of documents submitted by Serious Fraud Investigation Office to court
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala of engaging in a "fixed match" in the CMRL-Exalogic payoff case. BJP State vice-president Shone George released a purported list of payments allegedly made to political leaders by S.N.
Sasidharan Kartha, the managing director of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL). The list included names of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan, and several other Congress, CPI(M), and CPI leaders. BJP officials have called for the police to file an FIR and investigate the allegations. However, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan and CPI leaders have refuted the claims, stating that the payments were made through proper channels for elections and State conferences.
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