Updated Jan 25, 2021 | 12:59 IST
Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy was recently appointed head of 10-member Election Management and Strategy Committee of Kerala Congress for the Assembly Elections, expected to be held in April-May. Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy | Photo Credit: PTI
Thiruvananthapuram: Months ahead of the Assembly Elections in Kerala, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has decided to refer rape cases registered against Congress leader Oommen Chandy and five other leaders to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A woman, also the prime accused woman in the multi-crore solar panel scam during the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) government, had in the past filed a complaint against six persons, claiming that she was sexually exploited by them in 2012.
Months ahead of assembly polls in Kerala, the LDF government has decided to recommend a CBI probe into cases against former chief minister Oommen Chandy and five others filed over allegations of sexual exploitation by a prime accused woman in the sensational solar scam.
Months Before Polls, Kerala Says Will Transfer Solar Scam Cases To CBI Former Chief Minister Ommen Chandy of the Congress and five others face allegations of sexual abuse from the accused in the state s solar scam .
Updated: January 24, 2021 9:35 pm IST
A number of Congress leaders are accused in the solar scam in Kerala.
Thiruvananthapuram:
Ahead of elections in Kerala due later this year, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has recommended a CBI probe into cases against former chief minister Oommen Chandy and five others filed over allegations of sexual abuse linked to the state s infamous solar scam .
The opposition Congress called the move politically motivated , saying that since the government could not find anything against the party leaders in the last five years, it had taken the decision as elections were around the corner. Mr Chandy said he was ready to face any probe.
Months ahead of assembly polls in Kerala, the LDF government has decided to recommend a CBI probe into cases against former chief minister Oommen Chandy and five others filed over allegations of sexual exploitation by a prime accused woman in the sensational solar scam.