The CPI(M) on Sunday accused the ED of “politically targeting” Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan in the CMRL money laundering case.
Because he is Vijayan’s son-in-law, you are trying to frame Muhammed Riyas-a CPI(M) State Secretariat member, former minister and MLA-just. Speaking at the event, CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan alleged that the ED was conducting the investigation with an ulterior political motive and claimed that the probe against Veena was aimed at targeting the former CM and his son-in-law, MLA P A Muhammed Riyas. “Politics is the only game being played to turn this into a case without any evidence. “What the ED is doing here is a strange stance. That strange stance comes in the form of press releases. “What did you get? You issued a press release saying, ‘We got it. “But now, it is not just Vijayan. “The case is being initiated with a political target in mind. Usually, the facts of a case are examined, and based on that, everything else follows. But in ED cases, that is absent. They declare the target.
That is the politics we strongly oppose,” he said. Govindan said the ED’s practice of issuing press releases during an ongoing investigation was unusual. Conducting an investigation, twisting and elaborating on matters that have no basis or evidence, and propagating them as if major evidence has been found to create a smokescreen,” he said. Govindan alleged that the ED had made little progress in the CMRL case and said the latest searches were an attempt to create a new narrative. Apart from issuing a press note to create suspicion, you have received nothing,” he said. We will face that attempt politically as well,” he said. After declaring that target, the investigation follows,” he said.
