THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior CPI(M) leader and former finance minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was a “political tool” of the BJP-ruled Centre which was attempting to overturn development projects in Kerala and push the state into financial ruin by going after KIIFB.
“ED is BJP’s political tool. Nothing else. They use ED to isolate, arrest or detain their political opponents or topple state governments ruled by opposition parties. They will do anything without any hesitation,” Isaac said while speaking to reporters here.
The former state minister was speaking to reporters about the summons issued to him by ED, the plea he has moved in the Kerala High Court challenging the same and the decision not to appear before the agency till the High Court decides his petition.
Isaac said that the decision not to appear before the ED was not his personal one and was taken after discussions and deliberations within the party which has decided to await the High Court order.
He claimed that the ED probe into Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has a “clear cut political objective” which was to hamper the development in the southern state.
“They want to create a belief among the public that there are huge irregularities going on in KIIFB,” he alleged.
“The Centre is doing this and its attempts to push Kerala into financial ruin will not be successful as it cannot completely cut off all the…
