The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala declared on Saturday that it was keeping its bank accounts and funds transparent and that all transaction data had already been filed with the Income Tax Department and the Election Commission. If the party has to submit details of any accounts, it is ready to furnish all the necessary information before any agency, CPI (M) state secretary M V Govindan said.

Govindan stated that the party had no unaccounted funds in its bank accounts but did not refute the reports. He replied let them call anyone and the party has no fear or concern about it, when the reporters questioned him about the Income Tax Department’s alleged summons of senior party leader and CPI(M) Thrissur District Secretary M M Varghese in this regard. “We have bank accounts and funds…But it has documents also. We have no unaccounted money,” Govindan said.

The veteran leader accused the Central agencies and the media of attempting to tarnish the image of the Marxist party by raising baseless allegations without any evidence. “We have bank accounts…and we have submitted all the details before the Election Commission and the Income Tax Department,” he explained.

Govindan further alleged that the actions by the Central agencies against opposition parties were part of the fascist agenda being implemented by the BJP-led union government. Even Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was put behind the bar in the name of the liquor policy scam and what else they couldn’t do, Govindan asked. 

(with inputs from PTI)