Kummanem Rajasekheran denies party links in medical college scam
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Thiruvananthapuram: BJP chief Kummanem Rajasekheran on Thursday denied any links of the party with an alleged medical college scam, even as the issue rocked Parliament.
In a statement, Rajasekheran said media reports on the alleged involvement of the BJP in Kerala in taking bribes in lieu of promising Medical Council of India recognition for a private college “has nothing to do with our party”.
“BJP is a party that deals with corruption in a very strong manner. In this particular issue, the party will discuss it at the appropriate forum and strict action will be taken, if needed. But what’s being heard now has got nothing to do with our party,” said Rajasekheran.
Former state BJP president V. Muraleedharan said the party will be holding a core group meeting on Friday, when the issue is likely to be taken up.
State BJP general secretary M.T. Ramesh, whose name figures in the report, denied any involvement in the medical college scam.
The lawmakers from Kerala have demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi reply to the allegations that the owner of a medical college in Thiruvananthapuram district had paid Rs 5.60 crore as bribe to Kerala-based BJP leaders for influencing the Medical Council of India (MCI).
The revelations came in the wake of an internal BJP two-member committee report which is alleged to have been leaked from the office of the state BJP chief Rajasekheran.