Kochi, Aug. 23 -- Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly and Congress leader VD Satheesan on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for the resignation of a Palakkad MLA, Rahul Mamkootathil, questioning the party's moral authority given its own leadership's controversies.

Satheesan drew attention to former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who is reportedly involved in a POCSO case yet remains a member of the BJP's central high-power committee.

Speaking to ANI, Satheesan said, "The BJP in Kerala are demanding the resignation of an MLA. How can they demand it? Former CM B S Yediyurappa is involved in the POCSO case, yet he is a part of the central high-power committee of the BJP."

He further noted discrep...