Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court on the functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board has prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to claim that its legal challenge against the Board has been substantially upheld. BJP State Vice-President Shaun George, who had challenged the constitution of the Board before the Kerala High Court, said on Tuesday that the apex court had granted only limited relief to the Waqf …
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) The BJP has alleged that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan misled the Kerala Legislative Assembly over the issue of privatisation in the coastal mineral sand mining sector. BJP State Vice-President Shaun George claimed that the Chief Minister’s statement in the Assembly was contrary to official records and amounted to misleading the House.Shaun George said that during the Assembly debate following the state Budget’s policy announcement allowing private participatio…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) BJP leader Shaun George has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking an investigation into alleged overseas financial transactions linked to the CMRL–Exalogic monthly payment case, claiming that funds received by Exalogic Solutions may have been routed through foreign bank accounts. In a letter to the central agency, Shaun George alleged that funds received by Exalogic Solutions from its transactions with Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. (CMRL) were …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led Centre and the Congress party after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at 10 locations across Kerala linked to former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his family members and associates in the controversial CMRL-Exalogic case.Describing the ED action as “a heinous crime against Pinarayi Vijayan”, Baby alleged that the Narendra Modi government was using …
Kottayam, April 10 (IANS) A sharp political row has erupted in Kerala with the BJP leaders P.C. George and his son Shaun George on Friday launching a strong offensive against sections of the Catholic Church, alleging political partisanship.P.C. George who contested on a BJP ticket from the Poonjar constituency accused certain religious leaders of supporting the Congress-led UDF.They claimed that appeals were made from within Church-led institutions to vote for the UDF in the Assembly elections.H…