P. K. Sasi

P. K. Sasi (പി കെ ശശി) is an Indian politician from Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the current MLA of Shornur, Kerala.[1] He was suspended from the party in November 2018, after a DYFI woman leader raised sexual harassment allegation against him.[2] Later, he was reinstated to the party District Committee in September 2019.[3]

P. K. Sasi
Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala
ConstituencyShornur
Personal details
Political partyCPI(M)

PK Sasi, is the Secretariat member of CPIM Palakkad District Committee and President of CITU Palakkad District committee.

Sexual Harassment Allegation

A DYFI woman leader, wrote to the party’s state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, informing him of sexual harassment charges against P K Sasi in the first week of August. But, as no action was taken, she sent her complaint to CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat on August 14. When this too failed to elicit a response, she wrote to CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. In her complaint, the woman alleged that Sasi not only sexually harassed her, but also called her up often and spoke to her in an innuendo-laden tone. The complaint also said that a former woman MLA along with a DYFI leader promised her Rs 1 crore along with promotion if she withdrew her statement.[4]

In November 2018, the National Commission for Women registered a case against Sasi even as Kerala Women's Commission chairperson M C Josephine said a suo motu case cannot be registered as the complaint has been forwarded to the party.[5]

The MLA described the complaint as a "well planned conspiracy" to malign his reputation.[6]

Sasi was suspended from the party for 6 months in November 2018.[7]

In June 2019, the complainant quit her post in the DYFI and resigned from the post of DYFI district committee and block secretariat committee in Mannarkkad. The complainant had stated that she was harassed and hounded by DYFI leaders ever since she raised the allegation against Sasi.[8]

Later, he was reinstated to the party District Committee in September 2019.[9]

References

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sexual-harassment-charges-against-kerala-cpi-m-mla-pk-sasi-party-probe-87764

  1. "Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results". Kerala Legislature. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. "PK Sasi suspended from CPI(M) for 6 months in sexual harassment case". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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  5. "National women's commission books Sasi, Kerala panel says can't". OnManorama. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "NCW directs dgp to probe sexual abuse charge against shoranur mla".
  7. "PK Sasi suspended from CPI(M) for 6 months in sexual harassment case". The News Minute. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpim-mla-pk-sasi-accused-sexual-misconduct-reinstated-party-dist-comm-108862. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpim-mla-pk-sasi-accused-sexual-misconduct-reinstated-party-dist-comm-108862. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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