KANNUR: BJP state president K Surendran has demanded that MV Jayarajan and P Jayarajan be questioned in the Ramanattukara gold smuggling case. He was speaking after inaugurating a dharna organized by Yuva Morcha in Kannur alleging that the state government was protecting gold smugglers.

"Just like Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode airports, the CPM has turned Kannur airport also into a centre where gold smugglers can roam around freely. The Customs investigation is on the right track. The Crime Branch is taking over the investigation in order to subvert the case. There is a conspiracy behind this move. The CPM in Kannur is witnessing a dispute over sharing the looted gold," Surendran said.

"The quotation team involved in the gold smuggling is closely linked with the CPM. The quotation gang focuses on airports. This is being facilitated by the CPM leaders. It is clear that the party is getting a share of the looted money. At present the party is witnessing a dispute between the official section of the CPM headed by MV Jayarajan and the gang headed by P Jayarajan which challenges the party," Surendran added.