WAYANAD: The party Wednesday suspended Congress leader O M George from the party for sexually abusing a minor working as a maid in his house. KPCC chief Mullapally Ramachandran informed suspending him from the party. The party has decided to take strict action against the leader. Mullapally asked block mandalam committee members to conduct a probe against the leader. He has asked party leadership to submit the report before noon. If found guilty, action will be taken against him and said there will be no place for them in the party.

Meantime, this is congress’ permanent programme and one of it came out, said CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. The police has booked George under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) act. O M George was former panchayat president of Sultan Bathery. The report of the police says that he has been sexually abusing her for the last one and a half years. The girl and her parents were servants at his house. He has gone underground soon after the incident came to light.