Pinarayi alleges graft, demands judicial probe into Keralam govt.’s GNA power purchase deal

Thiruvananthapuram Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan has demanded a judicial inquiry headed by a High Court judge into the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the GNA power purchase deal. He alleged that the government had attempted to impose a huge financial burden on consumers by creating an artificial power crisis in the State.

In a statement here, he claimed that the cancellation of the power purchase agreement was a vindication of the Opposition’s stance that there was no power crisis in Keralam. The government was forced to withdraw from the power purchase agreement only because the Opposition and the media exposed alleged irregularities with supporting evidence, he claimed.

It may be recalled that the Chief Minister had earlier stated that the agreement with GNA, rather than power purchase from Himachal Pradesh, would save the State from an additional burden of some ₹2,200 crore.