Kannur (Kerala), Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Friday refuted the alleged claim that he, on behalf of CPI(M) leaders, had taken the initiative to settle the massive secretariat siege organized by the party a decade ago, in which the then It was the resignation of the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was contacted.
Brittas claimed that it was some Congress leaders who had intervened to settle the strike, which had almost paralyzed the functioning of the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram for a few days in August 2013.
CPI(M) Kannur district secretary MV Jayarajan also rejected the senior journalist's claim.
In an article on the solar scam protests published in the weekly magazine 'Samakalika Malayalam Varika', the journalist claimed that it was the initiative of Brittas, head of the CPI(M)-run TV channel, to settle the controversial movement. By CPI(M) when Pinarayi Vijayan was the state secretary of the party.Reacting to the claim, Brittas told reporters here, "It is imaginary."
Brittas said that senior Congress leader and then Home Minister Thiruvanchu Radhakrishnan had contacted him through the phone of Cheriyan Philip, who was then a fellow Left in Kerala and was sympathetic to the ideology but later joined the Congress party. Went and were looking for a solution to end it. Sola protest.
He said that that day Radhakrishnan told him that the government was ready to compromise while accepting the demands of the opposition.
Brittas said the CPI(M)-led LDF was demanding a judicial inquiry into the solar protests, and its leadership conveyed it to him and, in turn, informed Radhakrishnan.
Reacting to this, Radhakrishnan said that the Congress-led UDF felt the need to resolve the issue and tried to do so.
Speaking to reporters in Kottayam, he indicated that the outcome of the discussions was in line with the wishes of the then ruling front.However, he said that it was Brittas who contacted him using Cherian Philip's phone.
Philip claimed that the LDF started the siege of the secretariat after the insistence of veteran Marxist leader and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan.
Cherian, who is now in the Congress party, also said that it was Radhakrishnan who had approached Brittas through him to find a way to end the secretariat siege.
The LDF called off the siege of the secretariat after the then Chief Minister Chand announced a judicial inquiry.
The solar panel scam pertains to the alleged fraud of crores of rupees from several people by a woman and her partner offering solar panel solutions.The woman and her companion had reportedly established contacts with the Chief Minister's Office and some ministers of the UDF government.
Brittas claimed that it was some Congress leaders who had intervened to settle the strike, which had almost paralyzed the functioning of the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram for a few days in August 2013.
CPI(M) Kannur district secretary MV Jayarajan also rejected the senior journalist's claim.
In an article on the solar scam protests published in the weekly magazine 'Samakalika Malayalam Varika', the journalist claimed that it was the initiative of Brittas, head of the CPI(M)-run TV channel, to settle the controversial movement. By CPI(M) when Pinarayi Vijayan was the state secretary of the party.Reacting to the claim, Brittas told reporters here, "It is imaginary."
Brittas said that senior Congress leader and then Home Minister Thiruvanchu Radhakrishnan had contacted him through the phone of Cheriyan Philip, who was then a fellow Left in Kerala and was sympathetic to the ideology but later joined the Congress party. Went and were looking for a solution to end it. Sola protest.
He said that that day Radhakrishnan told him that the government was ready to compromise while accepting the demands of the opposition.
Brittas said the CPI(M)-led LDF was demanding a judicial inquiry into the solar protests, and its leadership conveyed it to him and, in turn, informed Radhakrishnan.
Reacting to this, Radhakrishnan said that the Congress-led UDF felt the need to resolve the issue and tried to do so.
Speaking to reporters in Kottayam, he indicated that the outcome of the discussions was in line with the wishes of the then ruling front.However, he said that it was Brittas who contacted him using Cherian Philip's phone.
Philip claimed that the LDF started the siege of the secretariat after the insistence of veteran Marxist leader and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan.
Cherian, who is now in the Congress party, also said that it was Radhakrishnan who had approached Brittas through him to find a way to end the secretariat siege.
The LDF called off the siege of the secretariat after the then Chief Minister Chand announced a judicial inquiry.
The solar panel scam pertains to the alleged fraud of crores of rupees from several people by a woman and her partner offering solar panel solutions.The woman and her companion had reportedly established contacts with the Chief Minister's Office and some ministers of the UDF government.
