This office has been the focus of much attention in the context of the probe into the gold smuggling case, with the investigation agencies reportedly seeking some files from there as part of the inquiry. Chief Secretary Viswas Mehta was there, directing everyone, including the media, to clear out of the Secretariat premises. The BJP has said it will organise a Secretariat march and other demonstrations on that day demanding the Chief Minister’s resignation. The Opposition will submit a detailed representation to the Governor and has sought his immediate intervention in the matter. But the UDF and BJP leaders insist that key files relating to the gold smuggling case have indeed been destroyed deliberately and are set to launch agitations throughout Kerala over it.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2020 04:15 UTC