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He said the SFIO’s decision to record Veena’s statement, which comes 10 months after the investigation was announced, was nothing but a procedure.
The interrogation comes nearly 10 months after the case was registered.
The performance of MB Rajesh and Veena George as ministers was also scrutinised.
The Congress has been targeting the chief minister, his daughter, and the CPI(M) after reports the CMRL had paid a total of Rs 1.72 crore to the CM's daughter between 2017 and 2020.
The firm, which has been operating for 15 years, also has an office in Bengaluru.
He maintained that he had done the right thing by moving the Vigilance Court seeking a probe into the bribery scandal involving Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter.
Kuzhalnadan had sought a direct inquiry by the Vigilance court into the duo's involvement in the case.
Not taking on PM Modi's high-pitched censure of his party and governance, fearing public humiliation for his daughter, would have been politically disastrous for the Kerala CM.
The ED has asked CMRL officials to produce documents including Veena's appointment order, invoice and account ledger as part of the probe.
Three CMRL employees moved a petition in the High Court alleging that ED officials tortured them during interrogation.
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