Alappuzha: Allegation of sexual abuse has again rocked the CPI(M). This time the accusation is against a member of Alappuzha Area Committee. The accusation has been raised by a woman activist of the communist party. She also alleged that the communist party leaders refused to accept her sexual harassment complaint. The accused is a retired government employee.
The accused communist leader has the responsibility of the local committee in the coastal region to which the victim belongs. The woman alleges that the Area Committee Member told her that she can rise in the party if she sees him in the ‘required’ way.
Though the victim informed the party leaders, they threatened her. When she arrived at the district party office and submitted her complaint, a senior party leader returned her written complaint.
Sexual harassment complaints are rife in the party at Alappuzha. Earlier, the communist party had ousted a South Area Committee member for capturing and saving obscene videos on his mobile phone.
A woman communist worker had complained that this leader tried to grab her. She had submitted the complaint along with visual evidence. This leader had saved thirty-five obscene videos of seventeen women, including party workers, on his mobile phone.
The party had also ousted a Committee member for threatening the victim on behalf of the leader.
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