Chennithala Alleges Irregularities in Anert Tender

Quick Summary

• Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has accused the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (Anert) of large-scale corruption in a ₹240-crore tender allegedly issued illegally.
• Chennithala called for the immediate removal of Anert CEO, forensic audits of transactions over five years, and a thorough inquiry into tendering irregularities.
• Allegations include misuse of authority by Anert’s CEO to float tenders exceeding their financial limit, with connections to consultancy firm EY and temporary staff managing Finance department tasks.
• He claimed evidence destruction within Anert under the supervision of its CEO and consulting firms following his public disclosures.
• Prominent concerns raised include abuse under the PM KUSUM solar scheme meant for farmers. The scheme involved funds from NABARD due to insufficient government resources.
• Electricity minister K. Krishnankutty denied initial knowledge but later said an internal investigation would be conducted by either Electricity Secretary or Anert’s CEO himself.
• chennithala demanded that an Assembly committee probe these issues independently alongside forensic audits while criticizing lack of clarity in fund utilization linked Mundakayi-Wayanad rehabilitation controversies simultaneously questioned Youth-Congress investment misuse.

Indian Opinion Analysis

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