Chandy feels the heat from 2013 Solar Scam

Wednesday 22nd July 2015 10:12 EDT
 

Kochi: Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy is served a notice by a commission probing the solar panel scam which had hit the state in 2013. The charges are based on Section 8 (B) of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, which says that persons likely to be prejudicially affected by the inquiry to be heard. The Justice Sivarajan Commission has issued notices to several politicians, legislators and state ministers, besides Chandy, all against whom several witnesses gave statements and submitted evidence during their examination. The solar case relates to the duping of several people by two prime accused, Saritha S Nair and Biju Radhakrishnan, who promised to install solar power panels.


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