The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may arrest a few leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] in Karuvannur cooperative bank loan case to create a political atmosphere conducive for the party to win the Lok Sabha elections in the State, according to Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala.
Taking part in a meet-the-press programme in Kochi on (April 2) Tuesday, Mr. Chennithala said the CPI(M) and the BJP would strike any deal to reduce the number of seats the Congress would win in the upcoming elections.
The acquittal of all the accused in the Riyas Moulavi murder case was the outcome of the understanding between the BJP and the CPI(M). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who projects himself as the champion of protecting minority communities, should own up responsibility of the acquittal of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh activists in the case. The government shall order a re-investigation than preferring an appeal against the trial court verdict, Mr. Chennithala said.
