THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The payment seat controversy has continued to haunt the CPI with the party’s former district secretary P. Ramachandran Nair announcing his resignation on Saturday.
At a press conference here, Mr Nair said he would file a petition before the Lok Ayukta to arraign the state secretariat, including Mr Pannyan Raveendran, as accused in the payment seat case which was being heard by the division bench.
He claimed that the state council meet, which discussed the payment seat probe panel findings, had censured the secretariat, including Mr Pannyan. But the leadership did not reveal these details at the press conference that followed. “How can someone who has been censured by the state council continue as secretary?” he asked.
“Assistant secretary Prakash Babu says there was no financial irregularity in the candidature. If there is no irregularity then why did the party take disciplinary action against me,” he asked.
Referring to the developments that led to Mr Bennet’s candidature, Mr Ramachandran said that on March 2 only three names were discussed: Pannyan, C. Divakaran and P. Ramachandran Nair. However, on March 10, the state secretariat met in the morning and asked for the district council meeting the same day.
Mr Pannyan, Mr nt seat case which was being heard by the division bench. He claimed that the state council meet, which discussed the payment seat probe panel findings, had censured the secretariat, including Mr Pannyan. But the leadership did not reveal these details at the press conference that followed. “How can someone who has been censured by the state council continue as secretary?” he asked.
