In a setback to BJP Kerala chief K Surendran, the High Court on Wednesday stayed the Kasargod sessions court order discharging Surendran and others in the Manjeswaram election bribery case.
In a huge relief to BJP Kerala President K Surendran, the Kasaragod Sessions Court on Saturday discharged him in the Manjeswaram election bribery case. Along with him, five other BJP leaders were also cleared of the charges
K Surendran accused the Opposition Congress-led UDF and the LDF government of spreading lies about the Union budget, 2024-25.
Calling the appointment of an IAS officer as 'Foreign Secretary' in Kerala by CM Pinarayi Vijayan a blatant overreach and violation of the Constitution, BJP Kerala president K Surendran on Saturday said this unconstitutional move sets a dangerous precedent.
Surendran said attempts are being made to hush up the controversy over the alleged bribe given to a Kozhikode-based former CPI-M leader for membership in the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The CPI has fielded its senior leader, Annie Raja, against Rahul Gandhi while the BJP’s Kerala unit chief, K Surendran, is also in the fray thus making it a three-way battle
The court insisted on the appearance of the accused in the court and directed them to appear before it on October 25.
Police had registered a case against Surendran for allegedly bribing tribal leader CK Janu to contest from Sultan Bathery Assembly seat in the 2021 election.
The BJP alleged that the action of the university in removing the book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from its library display box showed the institution’s “pro-Pakistan approach”.
The allegations have come at a time when the state’s Left government is also facing favouritism and nepotism charges involving relatives of CPI-M leaders, with the Congress and the BJP taking the lead in levelling allegations.
