Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPM and the LDF government are with the woman leader who had raised the allegations of sexual harassment against party MLA P K Sasi, law minister A K Balan said on Saturday.
A leader of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, the youth wing of CPM, had levelled the sexual charges following which the party had constituted a two-member commission, comprising Balan and party MP, P K Sreemathy, both members of the party Central committee.
"The complainant has given us her grievance and her prayer is for an organisational probe. The party and Commission will go forward in her complaint.”
“But if she is dissatisfied with the proceedings, whatever steps she takes (to redress her grievance), the party and government will be with her," Balan told reporters at Palakkad.
On opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala's charge that it was improper for a minister, who is part of the government, to probe the charge, Balan merely said there was no question of any impropriety.
Meanwhile, Sasi has cancelled his public engagements on Saturday citing ill health.
Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma said in Delhi on Friday that the NCW would send an inquiry team to Kerala to probe the case, if the state police chief does not apprise it of the action taken in the matter within 15 days.
The NCW had also directed the Kerala police chief to investigate the allegation made by the DYFI woman leader. It also registered a case against Sasi.
