text: They can't kill me with baseless allegations, but they can defeat me, my sole intention is to continue in public service: KM Shaji responds to controversies - KERALA - GENERAL | Kerala Kaumudi Online
  They can't kill me with baseless allegations, but they can defeat me, my sole intention is to continue in public service: KM Shaji responds to controversies
  Tuesday 27 October, 2020 | 12:37 PM
  THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police has tightened the noose on KM Shaji for accepting bribes to start plus two schools in his constituency. Corporation has also served him notice to demolish his home as it was built violating construction norms. Whereas Shaji views these cases as rewards received to him for fighting against the government inside and outside the legislative assembly. KM Shaji MLA responds to allegations via Kerala Kaumudi online.
  Do you think that the vigilance case against you is a purported attempt to change attention from the gold smuggling case?
  No doubt. They are forging such cases against me in order to bypass all political issues against them. There is an interesting thing in this case. Nowadays, CPM is making hue and cry over central agencies making politically motivated investigations against them. But they have no issues in calling for a central agency-led probe on me. This government has transferred the files concerned to ED. When these probe agencies question the party and government they become 'central' agencies and when they question me they become 'heavenly' agencies. Even ED has its procedures but in my case, they are coming straight to my home and has asked the corporation to demolish it. They even surveyed my home in Kannur. Instead of knowing the source of my income, they are constantly harassing me.
  Whatever be the size of my home. I should show the source of my income. It should be evaluated whether I have the capacity to do that. I was born into a well-to-do family and I entered into the Jewellery industry at a very young age of 22. I had about six jewellery shops in various districts of Kerala. Those Jewellery shops are still there the only difference is that I don't run them anymore. As I got more involved in politics, I withdrew from the Jewellery business. I have a garden of more than four acres. This is actually a small home compared to the house where I was born. It was about 10,000 square feet. It was built in 1946, we demolished many parts of it in subsequent years. In those days, an acre costs only five rupees.
  TAGS: KM SHAJI, BASELESS ALLEGATIONS, SOLE INTENTION, CONTROVERSIES, CORPORATION, FACING THREATS, GOLD SMUGGLING CASE, AZHIKODE ELECTIONS, NIKESH KUMAR, VIGILANCE CASE, JALEEL, CYBER ATTACK