‘Politically Motivated Move’
Reacting to the move by the CPI(M)-led state government, Congress leaders have come out stating that it is an “election stunt”.
“Since the past five years, the state government has not been able to find anything. Now, when the election has neared, the case is handed over to the CBI. This is an election stunt,” Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala wrote on Facebook.
Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy also reacted to the media stating that the move is politically motivated. “I haven’t even given an appeal in the High Court against the case, yet there were no developments. Now when elections neared, this has happened,” Oommen Chandy reacted to Mathrubhumi News, adding that he won’t again go for appeal against this.
Meanwhile, the complainant woman told the media that she demanded a CBI probe as the investigation in the state was not moving forward. The officers were facing practical difficulty because some of the investigations need to be…