In another blow for the Left alliance in Kerala, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday (29 March) accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of having a “secret understanding” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports India Today.
A tweet sent out from the official account of Surjewala says, “Deception-Duplicity-Dishonesty are hallmarks of disastrous 5yrs of LDF Govt in Kerala. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan is a replica of Shri Narendra Modi, in Authoritarian style & running a self-centered Autocratic Govt (sic)”.
An official statement from the Congress was also attached to the tweet.
Deception-Duplicity-Dishonesty are hallmarks of disastrous 5yrs of LDF Govt in Kerala
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) March 30, 2021
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan is a replica of Shri Narendra Modi, in Authoritarian style & running a self-centered Autocratic Govt
Pinarayi-Nomics has destroyed Kerala’s progressive march
Statement- pic.twitter.com/iu0jJRMyJL
The reason for this salvo is because so far “no FIR has been registered” against the Kerala CM in the gold smuggling case, said Surjewala.
“There seems to be a secret understanding between Kerala CM and PM Modi. Is the decision to purchase 300-megawatt wind power from Adani group for a long period of 25 years at about 8,700 crores to cover up the gold smuggling case? Is no FIR registered against CM and other ministers by ED, income tax a part of this understanding?”, Surjewala said at a press conference at the party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
“What is the secret understanding between CPM and BJP in Kerala? What is the deal between CM Vijayan and PM Modi? Is it not correct that 300-megawatt wind power for 25 years has been purchased by Kerala government at rates of ₹2.85 and ₹ 2.90 from Adani group at a cost that will be over ₹8,700 crores?,” said Randeep Surjewala.
Swapna Suresh, the primary accused in the gold smuggling case, had also accused Kerala Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan of immoral behaviour.
However, the Kerala Chief Minister is immune to what is happening around him. Pinarayi Vijayan, in an interview, said, “There are no severe allegations against my government. It is because there is no corruption in Kerala. My government is corruption-free. During polls, there is nothing much to say. So, some things are made up during election season.”
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