Kerala Cabinet Gives Nod to Solar Scam Judicial Probe

16 August 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala cabinet on Friday gave its nod to a judicial probe into the solar scam. The probe would be conducted by a sitting judge of the Kerala High Court, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said. Addressing reporters in Thiruvananthapuram after a cabinet meeting, Mr Chandy said a request regarding the judicial probe would be sent to the chief justice of the high court.

“The Left opposition can either come for a discussion on the terms of reference for the probe, or they can even send us their suggestions in writing. They had earlier said they were not willing to engage in discussion. We have an open mind in the matter, and cannot force them into a discussion,” Mr Chandy said.

The solar scam has been making headlines in the state for two months. Saritha Nair and her live-in partner Biju Radhakrishnan allegedly defrauded people by offering solar energy solutions at huge discounts. After large sums of money were collected, the couple failed to make good their promises. Large numbers of complaints against them were received by police.

Telephone call records of the fraudsters, who are under arrest, showed they had been in close touch with people in high office in the state. While one member of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s personal staff was arrested in the case, two others lost their jobs. The opposition had demanded that the chief minister should resign, to enable an unbiased probe.

Source– http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/kerala-cabinet-okays-judicial-probe-into-solar-scam-406489

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