Congress-led UDF calls for shutdown in Kerala over Pinarayi clean chit.Byline: ANI Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (ANI): The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF (1) (Universal Disk Format) A file system for optical media developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), www.osta.org, based on the ECMA 167/ISO 13346 standard. ) called for a statewide shutdown in Kerala today to protest against the State Government's decision to deny the prosecution of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the multi-billion SNC SNC St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) SNC Sistema Nervioso Central SNC Société en Nom Collectif (French: Partnership) SNC Système Nerveux Central (French: central nervous system) Lavalin case. The shutdown was called to oppose the state cabinet's decision on Wednesday of not prosecuting Vijayan. The decision came following the recommendation of Advocate General of Kerala, C.P. Sudhakara Prasad, who advised the State Government not to permit the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Vijayan. Amidst all the political drama unfolding in Kerala, the common man has been the worst hit. The small traders are finding it difficult to earn their bread and butter. "We are facing lot of problems on account of shutdown. There has been sharp fall in the sale of Mangoes. The entire process of getting our merchandise and selling has been upset due to this," said Navas, a mango seller. The Congress-led UDF in Kerala wants Vijayan's arrest and accused the State Government of shielding him. "The Congress and the UDF are forced to call a shutdown against the State Government because the State Government is trying to protect the culprits of this highest scam which happened in Kerala, " said Ramesh Chennithala, state president of Congress. The Congress-led UDF has called for the immediate intervention of Kerala Governor RS Gavai to force his prosecution. "The State Government and state cabinet is obstructing the legal proceedings, so we are requesting the Governor to take action on this issue. The Governor can act independently. This is a criminal conspiracy since corruption is involved," said Chennithala. Vijayan, who had been under the scanner in the case, was State Electricity Minister when the SNC Lavalin scam broke out 12 years ago. SNC Lavalin power scandal is one of the biggest financial scams to rock Kerala. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Goverment of India and the States including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government. report indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. a CPI(M)-led government of the mid-1990s for a Rs 374.50 crore n. 1. Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000) s>. Noun 1. crore - the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million loss to the exchequer. Vijayan figured as the ninth accused in a charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Later, the CBI moved to seek the Government"""s consent to prosecute him. Claus Trendl, Senior Vice President of the Canadian firm SNC Lavalin, has been arraigned as the eleventh accused and A Francis, former Joint Secretary (Power) as the tenth accused. There are totally eleven accused in the case. Among the other accused are: K Mohanachandran, Former Principal Secretary (Power) and former Kerala State Electricity Board Kerala State Electricity Board or KSEB is an agency under the State govrnment of the Indian State of Kerala, that generates, provides and regulates the electricity supply in the state. External links
Three hydel power stations had to be upgraded at Pallivasal, Sengulam and Panniar. Tenders were invited and was finalised to an Indian consortium and a Canadian MNC MNC See: Multinational corporation . The foreign company quoted Rs 2.42 crore per MW, the Indian consortium - BHEL BHEL Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and LandT - sought Rs 1.25 per MW. The contract went to the higher bidder, contrary to normal practice. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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