Solar report to be tabled in Kerala assembly tomorrow

Press Trust of India  |  Thiruvananthapuram 

The judicial commission report on the solar scam, which rocked the previous led regime led by Oommen Chandy, will be tabled by the in the tomorrow.

The has convened a special one day session to table the four volume report, which has not yet been made public.


Expert legal opinion from former Supreme chief justice Arijit Passayat on further steps to be taken on the report has also been received by the

The on October 11 decided to initiate vigilance and SIT probe against Chandy, two of his cabinet colleagues and some other United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders.

It was also decided to register criminal cases against politicians named by prime accused Saritha S Nair over her alleged sexual exploitation.

However, it is not clear if the would go ahead with criminal proceedings against the politicians.

Justice G Sivarajan had submitted his report to the on September 26, four years after the previous constituted the commission when charges surfaced about duping of several persons of crores of rupees by Saritha S Nair and Biju Radhakrishnan by offering solar panel solutions.

Though Chandy sought a copy of the report to know of the Commission's 'facts and findings', it was not provided by the government, which said it has to be tabled in the house first.

Chandy today reiterated that he was not afraid of any investigation in connection with the scam.

"There is no anxiety," he told reporters at Kozhikode.

Opposition leader in the Ramesh Chennithala said no action has so far been taken with regard to the commission's report.

He alleged that the government's only aim was to 'insult' and take 'political revenge' against opposition leaders.

The commission, set up in October 2013, had held 353 sittings, examined 214 witnesses and 972 documents.

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First Published: Wed, November 08 2017. 20:07 IST