Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of running away from the corruption allegations raised by him and Ramesh Chennithala, MLA, related to the installation of artificial intelligence (AI) cameras for the Safe Kerala project of the government.
He told the media here on Monday that the Congress and its allies were thinking of exploring legal options to bring the culprits to book. Mr. Satheesan claimed that the sub-contracts for the works granted to SRIT India Private Ltd., and Ashoka Buildcon Ltd., the companies that came first and second, respectively, in the tender process to install the cameras, and Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society, had been given to Presidio, a digital service and solutions provider.
He alleged that all the government works, orders to purchase equipment and other things, and the commission for these deals were reaching the doorstep of this company. “We are yet to get a clear answer how the Chief Minister is linked to it,” Mr. Satheesan said, releasing documents to prove his case. The Congress leader alleged that many such deals had been struck during the first tenure of the Left Democratic Front government.
