Left MLA Anvar lashes out against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Malappuram(Kerala) (PTI): Virtually ending his association with the ruling LDF, independent Left MLA P V Anvar on Thursday lashed out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of misleading the public and demanding that he give up the charge of the Home department.
Anvar also challenged Vijayan to order a reinvestigation of the around 180 gold smuggling cases in the state under the supervision of a sitting judge, alleging the police was not following proper procedure when seizing the precious metal from the 'carriers' who bring it from abroad illegally.
Lashing out at the CM, Anvar even called Vijayan a "cheat".
The MLA from Nilambur assembly constituency said that ruling CPI(M) in the state has gone back on the assurances given to him with regard to the various allegations and complaints he made against ADGP M R Ajithkumar and the CM's political secretary P Sasi.
He said he had acceded to the Left party's direction not to make public statements based on the assurances given by the CPI(M).
"However, I now understand that the inquiry and probe into the various allegations and complaints by me is not going on properly," Anvar said at a press conference held here.
His latest statements come days after Vijayan sharply criticised Anvar for continuously holding press conferences making allegations against Sasi and Ajithkumar.
Vijayan had also strongly backed Sasi, saying there was no wrongdoing on his part irrespective of who says otherwise.
The CM had also described the Nilambur legislator as someone not with a Leftist background but rather as having come from the Congress party.
Apparently hurt by Vijayan's certain remarks, Anvar said the CM has created an impression in the minds of the Kerala society that the Nilambur MLA was behind the smuggling activities.
"He made statements that were damaging to me," he said.
Anvar further said he had hoped the Left party would correct the statements by the CM, "but no such correction came from their side".
The Left MLA further alleged that the only contribution of the eight year LDF rule in the state was the restraint by the CM on the people's representatives to work for the public or intervene in the issues of general importance.
"If things go on like this, he (Vijayan) will be the last CM of the Communist movement in the state. He is being led by some vested groups," Anvar contended.
Regarding the alleged improper probe of the gold smuggling cases, Anvar alleged it was all happening with the CM's knowledge.
Anvar said he is making this statement after talking to some carriers and showed videos of his interactions with them about how police "swiped" some of the gold seized from them when they were caught.
This was in response to Vijayan's recent remarks that reduction in the weight of seized gold when it reaches the court is purely technical.
"Some people smuggle gold hidden in their garments, while others mix it with different substances. When the gold is seized, the weight is calculated along with the items used to conceal it. However, once the gold is extracted, the weight changes," Vijayan had explained.
Anvar, while attacking the CM, did not spare his son-in-law and state Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas.
He alleged that the party was being destroyed to improve the prospects of Riyas.
He also attacked the Congress-led UDF opposition by accusing it of having a nexus with the ruling CPI(M) in the state.
"That is why many cases affecting party leaders do not get solved. That is why the opposition has not taken up the issues I have raised," he said.
At the same time, he clarified that he never questioned the biological DNA of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during the Lok Sabha poll campaign in Kerala, and had referred to his "political DNA".
Anvar said that Gandhi, based on briefings by some Congress leaders, had questioned why Vijayan was not arrested by the ED and "it had to be responded to".
"So, I questioned his political DNA. I had clarified it back then also," he said.
On reporters' queries whether he would resign from his MLA position or float a new party, Anvar said he will not give up anything he has got.
"I will sit in the middle of the assembly, neither on the left nor on the right," he added.
He also said that he will not be attending the CPI(M)'s parliamentary party meeting either.
Anvar said he now only trusts the communist party workers and the court.
"My next step will be to move the High Court. Prior to that, I will be holding a public meeting to tell the people about my plans," he said.
The Left MLA also said that the ADGP was probably the one "who wrote the script read out by the CM", referring to Vijayan's recent press conference on September 21.
Anvar also alleged that it was Sasi who was responsible for protecting the bad elements in the police force.
He said he had told the CM that his popularity among the public was going down due to the actions of his political secretary.
Anvar had on Wednesday resumed his attack on the ruling LDF government, terming as a "joke" a probe reportedly ordered by it into ADGP Ajithkumar's meeting with an RSS leader last year.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Bhojshala case: Disputed structure built from remains of pre-existing temples, claims ASI
Indore (PTI): The ASI has told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that a massive structure dating back to the Paramara kings' rule existed at the disputed Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex, and the current structure was built from the remains of temples.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) made the claim on Tuesday based on its 98-day scientific survey and over 2,000-page report.
The Hindu community considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati), while the Muslim side claims the monument as the Kamal Maula Mosque. The disputed complex is protected by the ASI.
During the hearing before Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi of the HC's Indore bench, Additional Solicitor General Sunil Kumar Jain, representing the ASI, presented a detailed account of the scientific survey conducted two years ago at the complex.
Referring to the ASI's survey report, he said, "Retrieved architectural remains, sculptural fragments, large slabs of inscriptions with literary texts, Nagakarnika inscriptions on pillars, etc, suggest that a large structure associated with literary and educational activities existed at the site. Based on scientific investigations and archaeological remains recovered during the investigations, this pre-existing structure can be dated to the Paramara period."
It can be said that the existing structure was made from the parts of earlier temples, based on scientific investigations, survey and archaeological excavations conducted, study and analysis of retrieved finds, study of architectural remains, sculptures, and inscriptions, art and sculptures, Jain said quoting the report.
Summarising the report, he also drew the court's attention to the fact that the archaeological study identifies that many architectural components, such as pillars and beams, were originally part of temple structures before being repurposed for a mosque.
"The evidence of this transition includes Sanskrit and Prakrit inscriptions that were damaged or hidden, alongside sculptures of deities and animals that were often mutilated or defaced," Jain contended.
The report also states that "all Sanskrit and Prakrit inscriptions are older than the Arabic and Persian inscriptions, indicating that users or engravers of the Sanskrit and Prakrit inscriptions occupied the place earlier".
In light of the Muslim side's earlier objections, the bench wanted to know why there were some discrepancies in the ASI's responses regarding the status of the disputed complex in the cases filed over the years.
The Additional Solicitor General argued that earlier studies of the complex involved only officials, while the current survey involved scientists and the use of advanced technologies such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
The hearing in the Bhojshala case will continue on Wednesday.
The high court has been regularly hearing four petitions and one writ appeal regarding the religious nature of the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex since April 6.
