Kozhikode (Keralam): CPI(M) MLA P A Muhammad Riyas on Thursday dismissed allegations reportedly emerging from the ED probe against him in the CMRL money laundering case, saying the claims were deliberately fabricated to defame him.
Riyas asserted that he would fight the matter legally.
His remarks come in the wake of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sending a letter to DGP Ravada A Chandrasekhar seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T, Riyas and some others in connection with the alleged Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) bribery case based on “evidence” gathered during its probe and searches conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
CPI(M) State Secretary called the ED’s actions a politically motivated move by the central government to target opposition leaders.
The allegations stem from the Exalogic-CMRL pay-off investigation involving former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T., and Mohamed Riyas.
