LDF alleges Congress leader Satheesan filed false affidavit about assets

Kochi: The LDF on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader V D Satheesan filed a false affidavit, regarding his assets and income, along with his nomination papers a day ago.

A representative of CPI leader E T Taison Master, who is contesting against Satheesan from Paravoor Assembly constituency here, told a TV channel that there were four issues in the Congress leader's affidavit.

"One of the objections we raised was the non-clearing of the fines imposed on his official vehicle in 2021 and 2023, another was that he undervalued the gold in possession of him and his wife by more than Rs 1.10 crore, and he has not indicated how much salary and allowance he gets as the oppposition leader," the CPI leader's representative said.

Besides these, the fourth issue was that Satheesan while claiming that he is a lawyer by profession, has not indicated whether he is earning or not as an advocate.

"Despite raising these important objections, his nomination was accepted. The actions of the Returning Officer are a violation of the Supreme Court's orders and therefore, there is a collusion here with the ECI," the CPI leader's representative alleged.

He said that the Returning Officer's decision will be challenged after the election results come as it cannot be done now.