Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan levied strong allegations against UDF convener and Congress MP Adoor Prakash, after the emergence of a photograph of the latter with Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the prime accused in the Sabrimala theft case, Unnikrishnan
The Congress leader further said that the investigating agency must identify all those responsible for the Sabarimala theft and ensure accountability is established.
Following the arrest of CPM district committee member A. Padmakumar in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, CPM Pathanamthitta District Secretary Raju Abraham said on Saturday that the CPM State Committee is the authority that must provide the direction to the Pathanamthitta District Commi
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said it would not be appropriate for him to comment in detail on the Sabarimala gold theft case, stressing that the probe is being conducted under the direct supervision of the High Court.
Speaking to ANI, Satheesan said that the CPI(M) earlier tried to distance itself from the controversy, but now the court is 'suspecting' the Kerala government in the case.
The members of the opposition walked out of the assembly in protest over the Sabarimala gold theft case. Leader of Opposition, VD Satheesan, stated that the High Court has made it clear that a board member was involved in the gold theft from the Sabarimala Temple.
A portion of the helipad tarmac at Pramadam Stadium sank after a helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu landed on Wednesday to offer a prayer at Sabrimala temple.
Speaking to ANI, Chugh claimed that the Left-led Kerala government had turned Hindu temples into "a hub of corruption" and demanded a thorough and impartial investigation into the matter.
He further demanded a comprehensive investigation with active participation of the Central agency, and also demanded the resignation of VN Vasavan, Devaswom board minister.
He demanded that a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) could expose the "real" miscreants involved in the incident. The Congress MP mentioned that the issue came to light following the intervention of the Kerala High Court.
After Kerala High Court directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged Sabarimala gold theft incident, Devasom Board Minister VN Vasavan said that vigilance inquiry has found lapses at the official level and the government has faith in the judiciary.