NEW DELHI: The CPM politburo on Thursday threw its weight behind state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the ongoing SNC-Lavalin controversy and issued a statement saying the steps taken by the CBI are politically motivated.
The politburo took the decision after Chief Minister and politburo member V S Achuthanandan rushed to Delhi and met party general secretary Prakash Karat.
‘‘The steps taken by the CBI to prosecute Pinarayi Vijayan, secretary of the Kerala state committee of the CPM and former Minister for Electricity, in the SNC-Lavalin case is politically motivated. The CPM will take this issue to the people and expose the political gameplan behind this move,’’ said the politburo statement.
The statement said the then Oommen Chandy Government had raked up the issue even after the Vigilance inquiry had exonerated Pinarayi Vijayan of any
wrongdoing. Accusing the Union Government of political mudslinging, the statement said the use of Central agencies by the ruling party for political purpose should be a matter of public concern.
Achuthanandan, who reached Delhi by 7 pm, was not accompanied by his regular companions on trips — private secretary S Rajendran and political secretary K N Balagopal believed to be trusted confidants of Pinarayi Vijayan.
"I have come here to meet my party general secretary and discuss with him some important issues," Achuthanandan said after his brief interaction with Prakash Karat. Karat did not appear before the media who were waiting outside AKG Bhavan in huge numbers.
The CPM state secretariat which met in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday too decided to stand by Pinarayi Vijayan. A meeting of the available secretariat, which was boycotted by V S Achuthanandan, found that the move against Pinarayi Vijayan is politically motivated
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