Even as Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan maintained that the notice issued by the Customs summoning his assistant private secretary K. Ayyappan for questioning in the foreign currency smuggling case was not in order, the Customs on Thursday issued notice to the official in his home address to appear before it.
Citing the rules of business of the House at a press conference on the eve of the Budget session of the Assembly, the Speaker said the Customs would have to follow the procedures and that his consent was needed to serve notice on anyone on the premises of the Assembly.
Legislature Secretary S.V. Unnikrishnan Nair had only communicated Rule 165 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Kerala Legislative Assembly to the Customs and it was not aimed to delay or derail the investigation. “We are not against any inquiry. But, the investigating agencies will have to follow the procedures,” the Speaker said.
To query on whether the Customs will summon him, Mr….
