Bineesh’s arrest will not affect party: Yechuri; moral issue for CPM, says K Surendran

NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The arrest of Bineesh Kodiyeri will not affect the party in any way, said CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechuri. State secretary Kodiyeri had himself clarified stand on things related to Bineesh. Let the probe of central agencies go on, he said.

The arrest of Bineesh is a moral issue for the CPM, said BJP state chief K Surendran. Intervening in disparaging things cannot be justified, he said. Cases against Bineesh were dropped all these times. The central leadership owes a reply for all this happening in a working class party like the CPM, said Surendran.

This is the most pathetic situation for a party, said congress leader V D Satheesan. Many in the office of the chief minister have helped the gold smuggling team. Party secretary’s son intervened with drug mafia in parallel to it, he said.