Kerala Minister Saseendran accused of shielding sex offender
The Hindu
Scandal puts govt. in a spot ahead of Assembly session
Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran appeared to have put the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in a spot ahead of the second session of the 15th Kerala Assembly scheduled to commence on Thursday. A mobile phone voice clip that purportedly portrayed the Minister attempting to shield a party aide from scrutiny in a sexual harassment case went viral on mainstream media. The scandal has provided ammunition to the Opposition argument that the LDF’s recent campaign against dowry, gender injustice and misogyny, Sthree Paksham, was a pretence. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said Mr. Saseendran had used the heft of his office to coerce a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) worker to prevail on his daughter to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint she had filed against a State-level party leader. The victim had stated that Mr. Saseendran had stuck a menacing tone with her parent. The Minister seemed to know the case registered at the Kundara police station in Kollam intimately.
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