Congress is clean, Rahul has no party protection: VD Satheesan responds during heated election scenes

The complaint against Rahul Mamkootathil to the Chief Minister and the subsequent actions, when the local body elections are at the doorstep, have become a blow beyond imagination for the Congress and the UDF. However, the opposition leader VD Satheesan is explaining his position clearly and precisely without any hesitation.

Is the opposition leader hiding?

I am right here. The party has taken the necessary action against Rahul. The party president has made that clear. There is no point in saying that V.D. Satheesan should speak. Congress is the party that suspended Rahul when there was an allegation without any complaint. Rahul has no position in the party at present, but the CPM leaders who robbed Ayyappan in Sabarimala are in jail. Why is that party not taking any action against them? Will the robbery in Sabarimala end with the arrest of the former MLA, who is a member of the CPM district committee? They are trying to garner votes by mentioning the name of Rahul, who was suspended by the Congress long ago, out of fear of failure.

Didn't Rahul campaign in Palakkad?

The party has not given Rahul any responsibility in this election. If he has gone somewhere to campaign, it must be in the name of friendship with the candidates. Congress is not responsible for any of that.

Is Congress in trouble with the election approaching?

The question is baseless. How can a person who has been removed from office put Congress and UDF in trouble? Congress, as a party, is not responsible for any issue related to him. Let me ask you something: what action did the CPM take when allegations were made against Mukesh MLA? Wasn't that also a rape charge? Is it one justice for them and another justice for Congress? If the CPM people think that all this can be turned into votes in the election, it won't happen.

Is there a conspiracy by the CPM behind those complaints?

I am not the one to say anything about that. The complaint came, and the case was registered. Let the investigation take place. If he is innocent, let him come out, or else let him stay inside.

Has the party gone backwards in its pro-women stance?

Not at all. No matter how many years have passed, if a woman's complaint is substantiated, we can move forward with it. Stopping those who are being arrested and taken away is not the Congress's way. Aren't those who robbed Ayyappan still remaining in the party leadership? We have not gone to throw stones at their houses or pour black oil on them. We remind you once again that the legal system applies to everyone.