Job fraud using Kerala Health Minister’s office as front assumes political dimension
The Hindu
Kerala Police probe political conspiracy in appointment fraud using Health Minister Veena George office as front; CM Pinarayi Vijayan terms it 'falsehood' & 'attack' against LDF govt; CPI(M) State sec. Govindan demands police investigation into political conspiracy angle; police suspect more cases & expand probe to other districts.
Kerala Police’s investigation into the appointment fraud using Health Minister Veena George’s office as a front acquired a political dimension on October 7.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan suggested in Kannur that the case’s proportions went beyond a simple instance of swindling. He termed it “a political conspiracy” to denigrate the Kerala government and rob its successful Nipah control strategy of its sheen.
“Falsehoods are short-lived. It is not the first attack against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, nor will it be the last,” Mr. Vijayan said.
The Chief Minister alleged that an agent provocateur with expertise in planting fake news and a few media organisations orchestrated the scandal.
The group had sought to implicate the “main person” in the Health Minister’s office in the fraud falsely. However, the police investigation proved otherwise. Another recriminatory campaign against the government had failed at the outset, Mr. Vijayan said.
Ms. George’s staff, who supposedly took money for facilitating the appointment, was in a different location at the time of the offence, Mr. Vijayan said.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V. Govindan echoed a similar sentiment. Mr. Govindan said no CPI(M) worker was involved in the appointment fraud. He demanded a police investigation into the political conspiracy angle.