Shafi Parambil, MP from Vadkara in Kerala, has described Rahul Mamkutathil’s resignation as a ‘important step of political accountability’ from the post of State President of Youth Congress. Mamkutathil resigned from his post on Saturday, 23 August after allegations of sexual misconduct.
Parambil told the media in Kozhikode that he had left the post before any formal complaint or FIR was registered against Mamkutathil. The MP described it as the moral stance of the Congress party and said that the party immediately accepted the resignation.
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CPI and BJP targeted
Shafi Parambil targeted the CPI -M and BJP over the matter. He alleged that when similar allegations were made on his leaders, he saved his leaders. Parambil said, ‘If a CPI (M) leader had resigned like this, he would have been praised for maintaining morality. But in the case of Mamkutathil, even after his resignation, the Congress is facing criticism.
Parambil accused the CPI (M) of diverting people’s attention from the failures of his government. He also questioned why some media institutions are ‘advancing this agenda forward’. He rejected the CPI -M demand that Mamkutathil should also resign from the post of MLA. He called it ‘hypocrisy’ and said that how can the party that allowed her MLA to remain in office even after the charge sheet was filed, how can she make such a demand? He also criticized the BJP, accusing the Poxo accused of promoting the Parliamentary Board.
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Shafi Parambil also denied allegations against himself
Honey Bhaskaran, a writer who accused Mamkutathil of inappropriate behavior, did not bring a complaint to him, Parambil also clarified this. He also described the allegations of Bihar ‘fleeing’ as baseless after his own controversy. Parambil said, ‘I went to Bihar under an important struggle. I do not run away from protests or media. ‘ He also said that the decision to join Rahul Gandhi’s visit was taken long ago, and it was not due to allegations.