Kozhikode : Vigilance raids are on at houses belonging to Muslim League leader and Azhikode MLA, KM Shaji, in Kannur and Kozhikode. Vigilance had registered a case of disproportionate assets against the MLA. . The raids that began early this morning are were done on his two houses simultaneously.
The houses in Azhikode and Kozhikode are registered on the MLA’s wife, Asha's name. Officials are looking into the source of money that went into constructions of these palatial homes. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate(ED) had done its own digging into the MLA’s source of funds in this regard.
Vigilance investigations took off following a complaint lodged by Kannur Block Panchayat President Padmanabhan’s claiming KM Shaji took Rs 25 lakh in bribes to fetch official sanction for upgrading the school in his constituency to a Higher Secondary one.
