The Kerala Lokayukta has admitted a complaint alleging misuse of Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) and issued notice to Pinarayi Vijayan and other State Ministers on it.
A full Bench comprising Lokayukta Justice Pius C Kuriakose, and Upa-lokayuktas Justices KP Balachandran and AK Basheer, on Tuesday decided to admit a complaint filed by one RS Sashi Kumar.
The Bench was constituted after there was a difference of opinion among the Lokayukta and one of the Upa-lokayuktas regarding the jurisdiction of the agency to probe disbursement of assistance from CMDRF, an official statement said here.
The Bench decided that the complaint was maintainable before the Lokayukta and ordered notice to the respondents — CM Pinarayi Vijayan and other State Ministers. While admitting the complaint, the Lokayukta clarified in the order that he had not found any of the party guilty.