THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: EMCC company president Shiju Varghese has revealed that he has met the chief minister in cliff house in connection with the deep-sea fishing agreement. He said this to a private news channel. He said that he met the chief minister along with the fisheries minister in cliff house. The chief minister enquired about the details of the deep-fishing project. Shiju Varghese also said that the meeting was in 2019 August. The revelation of Shiju Varghese comes after the opposition leader has publicised more documents on the agreement.

Today the opposition leader has revealed the MoU signed between the firm and the government and the documents of the land given to the company. Chennithala who questioned the MoU also asked the government why it was ratified if the document stands against the pre-existing fisheries policy of the state. He also said that EMCC officials have also met the chief minister. He also said that the CM met the company officials in New York and the company documents are proof of that. Chennithala has aired yesterday a photo of the minister’s meeting with the company officials.

Meanwhile, CPM acting secretary A Vijayaraghavan has said that CPM has not done anything illegal in deep-sea fishing issue. He also alleged that the opposition leader is trying to defame the state government by raising baseless allegations. He also said that the land was given to build a seafood processing facility and it should not be mixed with deep-sea fishing. “The government will not resort to any illegal and anti-worker measures. No form of illegal land dealings have taken place,” he said.