Kochi : The High Court on Thursday quashed case against CPI(M) leaders for holding protest against Centre's ASEAN free trade pact in 2009. Free from charges are : Prakash Karat, Pinarayi Vijayan, VS Achuthananthan and 9 others
The ruling comes from Justice Bachu Kurian Thomas over petition submitted by CPI(M) leaders to quash the unsustainable charges.
Backdrop : In 2009, CPI(M) held strong protest, including 550-km human chain across state, against Centre’s free trade pact with the ASEAN member nations, which the leaders cited would crumble Kerala’s economy owing to the devastating effects it would have on the state’s farm and fisheries sector.
