India
oi-Deepika S
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 06: Declaring a war on the BJP-led NDA government over the Customs probe against top CPI(M) leaders in connection with dollar smuggling, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday lashed out at the central agency, alleging it was being used for carrying out a campaign for the BJP and Congress in the poll-bound state.
A day after the Customs, probing the gold smuggling case, claimed key accused Swapna Suresh has made “shocking revelations” against him, assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and some ministers on dollar ”smuggling” involving UAE consulate officials, Vijayan said the agency was trying to “defame” state cabinet members in connection with the case.
The Customs, in a statement filed in the Kerala high court on Friday, said “She (Suresh) has stated with clarity about smuggling of foreign currency at the instance of the Hon”ble…