Goa, Aug. 26 -- The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday suspended Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil from the party's primary membership following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women. The move comes days after Mamkootathil resigned as the state Youth Congress chief amid the controversy.

KPCC president Sunny Joseph said the party acted swiftly to uphold women's dignity and safety, despite not receiving any formal police complaints or FIRs. "The Congress views the allegations seriously. Without waiting for legal complaints, he resigned from his post as Youth Congress chief. We decided to suspend him to protect women's self-respect," Joseph told reporters in Kannur.

While the ruling CPI(M) and BJP demanded Mamkoo...