Thiruvananthapuram:The opposition Congress in Kerala on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reveal the details of the alleged mysterious death in connection with the gold smuggling case and claimed that the CPI(M)-BJP nexus was the reason for him to hide the truth.
Covering up the details known to Shah exposes the saffron party's "secret ties" with the Marxist party, KPCC chief Mullappally Ramachandran said.
Echoing similar sentiments, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala said the war of words between Shah and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the incident was just a "drama" and urged the latter to tell if such death had indeed taken place.
Former chief minister Oommen Chandy was of the view that it was not mutual questions by the leaders of the two parties which people wanted, but answers.
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The Congress leaders made the scathing attack against the BJP and the CPI(M) while holding a joint press meet in New Delhi.
While addressing a mass rally of party workers at Shangumugham here on Sunday, Shah had mentioned a "mysterious death related to the gold smuggling case".
Slamming the Kerala CM, he also asked Vijayan to answer certain queries posed by him related to the matter.
In a tit-for-tat, Vijayan on Monday described Shah as an "embodiment of communalism" and said it was the BJP leader who was jailed for the crimes of alleged "kidnapping and fake encounters".
"Both the BJP and CPI(M) are trying to create a smokescreen among people. The speeches of Shah and Vijayan were part of a pre-planned script. Both the parties are aiming for a Congress-mukth Kerala," Ramachandran said.
The leaders also wanted to know why Vijayan was not being questioned by the investigating agencies over the mysterious death if Shah had information about the case.