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The Crime Branch has recordically informed Speaker A.N. Shamsheer’s bureau astir the apprehension and incarceration of Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, connected rape charges connected Sunday.
Officials said the peculiar probe squad (SIT) probing Mr. Mamkootathil connected aggregate charges of rape, carnal assault, intimidation, had conveyed the particulars of astatine slightest 3 cases registered against the MLA, including complaints of online stalking, intersexual misconduct, and predation, to the Speaker’s office.
Mr. Shamsheer had stated connected Sunday that the Assembly Ethics and Privileges Committee would analyse the matter. He besides said that the Speaker’s bureau had sought ineligible sentiment connected whether the House could disqualify Mr. Mamkootathil nether the Anti-Defection Law, fixed that the Congress had expelled him from the party’s superior membership, and consequently, the Congress Legislative Party.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan told reporters successful Thiruvananthapuram that the committee could not disqualify immoderate MLA. It could lone contented a reprimand oregon bid a six-month suspension. Mr. Satheesan reiterated that the onus was connected Mr. Mamkootathil to determine whether to proceed arsenic Palakkad MLA. He said the Congress had acceptable an illustration and seized the precocious motivation crushed by acting against Mr Mamkootathil astatine the archetypal whiff of wrongdoing.
He asked whether the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] could marque the aforesaid assertion regarding its legislators and enactment apparatchiks facing akin charges. Former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Muraleedharan said the enactment considered Mr. Mamkootathil a closed chapter. He said the CPI(M)’s effort to foist the expelled MLA connected the United Democratic Front (UDF) would not walk muster with voters.
Meanwhile, the CPI(M) dialled up its request for Mr. Mamkootathil’s resignation arsenic MLA. CPI(M) wide caput M.A. Baby told reporters successful Delhi that the serial quality of the cases against Mr. Mamkootathil rendered his continuation arsenic MLA morally, ethically, and constitutionally untenable.
CPI(M) State Secretariat subordinate M.V. Jayarajan stated the Congress’ namesake expulsion of Mr. Mamkootathil was conscionable a fig leafage intended to mislead the nationalist successful the important predetermination year. He accused the Congress of continuing to supply Mr. Mamkootathil governmental screen and patronage.
