The PIL at the apex court seeks probe, either by the CBI or a SIT and monitored by the apex court, while litigation at HC sought immediate deployment of central forces to restore peace and tranquillity in the area.
KPCC president K Sudhakaran said that the charges levelled against LDF convener EP Jayarajan could not be considered as an internal matter of the CPI-M.
In some ways the exercise in court, the quizzing of top IAF officials etc, was a waste of energy. The “issue” was, and remains, essentially political.
He was arrested by CBI on July 16, 2016 for allegedly accepting bribe from a pharmaceutical company.
