Pinarayi Vijayan Writes To PM, Seeks Probe Into Gold Smuggling Case

Thiruvananthapuram:

Going through flak from the opposition hard his resignation, Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote a letter to High Minister Narendra Modi searching for his “intervention for an efficient investigation” into the seizure of over 30 kg gold on the Global Airport.

P Vijayan, in his letter, mentioned that the case had severe implications because it undermines the country’s economic system.

“The truth that the try to smuggle large amount of gold used to be hid in diplomatic luggage makes the topic extraordinarily severe. It’s learnt that customs officers are accomplishing inquiry into the incident. The case has severe implications as this undermines the economic system of the country. If truth be told, it has multiple attitude warranting an intensive investigation,” P Vijayan mentioned.

He additionally asked an investigation into the incident by means of central businesses involved, announcing that the scope of the probe must quilt all sides from the supply to the tip utilisation in order that such incidents don’t recur.

He additionally mentioned the state executive will supply all important help for the probe.

Following allegations that a former lady worker of a overseas Consulate, being investigated by means of the customs within the topic, used to be additionally an appointee of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consulting company, the PWC mentioned a Delhi-NCR primarily based 3rd birthday celebration company had carried out the legal report verification and located there have been no legal instances towards her.

In the meantime, Union Minister for state V Muraleedharan instructed newshounds in Delhi that the luggage by which the gold used to be hid used to be now not “diplomatic luggage.”

“We can not name it diplomatic luggage. However it is a shipment that got here for a diplomat. A diplomatic luggage is an authentic bundle despatched from any nation in an authentic way. Right here some individual had despatched a parcel to an individual with diplomatic immunity. At the airway invoice, it used to be written diplomatic luggage.

The one who got here to obtain the bundle used to be now not having the needful papers,” Mr Muraleedharan mentioned.

He additionally mentioned that the centre will probe the topic diligently and culprits will probably be booked.

“It is the responsibility of the centre to research the smuggling. However the Leader Minister’s place of work will have to come blank about his shut aides having ties with the accused individuals. A lady, previously hired with the IT division, who could also be an accused within the topic, participated in primary occasions organised by means of the federal government or even coordinated the similar. How can the manager minister evade the duty,” V Muraleedharan mentioned.

He claimed the ones within the state executive have been seeking to save the accused.

Hitting again, state Industries Minister E P Jayarajan alleged that one of the crucial accused within the case used to be a BJP employee.

“All of us now know that Sandeep Nair, who’s absconding within the case, is a person with very shut contacts with senior BJP leaders together with Kummanam Rajashekharan. His social media accounts turn out the similar. His mom additionally instructed the media that he used to be a BJP employee. And now this individual is absconding. That is simply an try to tarnish the picture of the state executive,” Mr Jayarajan mentioned.

Chief of the opposition within the Kerala Meeting Ramesh Chennithala has alleged that the previous lady worker of a overseas Consulate, being investigated by means of the customs within the topic, used to be additionally an appointee of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consulting company.

He mentioned the position of PWC will have to even be probed.

In the meantime, the PWC mentioned in a observation: “As consistent with the background verification file supplied to the Delhi NCR primarily based 3rd birthday celebration company, specialising briefly time period useful resource provisioning and on whose payroll the involved worker used to be, each her previous employers, specifically the Consulate Normal of the UAE, Kerala and AirIndia Sats Airport Services and products Pvt, showed “eligibility to rehire” the involved worker.

The PWC additionally mentioned that the company has particularly showed that legal report verification used to be carried out by means of them and there have been no legal instances discovered towards her as consistent with the file.

Kerala has been at the boil over the gold smuggling thru an alleged diplomatic luggage with the Opposition events up in hands searching for resignation of Leader Minister.