Solar scam: Kerala government seeks expert opinion about commission's findings

In an interesting development in the multi-core solar scam , the Kerala government has decided to seek further legal opinion about the findings of Solar Judicial Commission.

The new move from the government comes after doubts emerged about some of the findings by the Justice (Retd.) G Sivarajan Commission. Some legal experts observed that some findings in the report were outside the terms of reference of the commission. Earlier, the Opposition had also made similar allegations.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who met the media last week, had told that the commission inquiry found that former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his office were involved in the scam. The report allegedly had mentioned about other Congress leaders as well. On the basis of this report, the chief minister said that vigilance and criminal cases will be



filed against Oommen Chandy and other leaders including ex-ministers in the UDF cabinet.

Despite the announcement, which was made 9 days ago, no order has been issued till date. It is learned that further proceedings have been put on hold after some legal experts pointed out the issues with some of the commission's findings.

CM should apologise: Congress

The Congress has come down hard on the state government demanding an apology from CM. Congress leader K C Joseph said, "The CM jumped to conclusions without verifying the actual facts. That's why now they are running behind senior lawyers for detailed  legal opinion. CM should apologise for causing damage to the reputation of Congress leaders in the state. How can he share the findings of the commission with the media without tabling the report in assembly ?"