NEW DELHI: Congress's dilemma over the controversy surrounding Rajya Sabha deputy chairman P J Kurien is becoming pronounced ahead of Parliament's budget session as the opposition, mainly the Left bloc, is bound to ramp up its demand for the Kerala leader's removal.
As demands for Kurien's sacking get louder, the ruling party has indicated that a decision will be taken before the coming budget session of Parliament.
The issue is haunting the party's top leadership as it will be awkward for the Congress to let Kurien preside over the upper House when it debates a legislation relating to women's safety and security.
"The high command is seized of the matter and a decision will be taken before the coming budget session of Parliament," AICC spokesman P C Chacko told reporters.
The party leadership is keeping a close watch on how the 17-year-old Suryanelli rape case unfolds in the public domain in the coming days before taking a call on the demand.
"We will be taking decision on all issues, including this, before the Parliament session begins (on February 21). The high command will not be closing its eyes to any issue coming before the party," Chacko said.
Opposition parties led by the Left Front have been demanding Kurien's sacking as Rajya Sabha deputy chairman in the wake of the victim of the 1996 Suryanelli case recently reiterating her charge against him.
However, Kurien has claimed innocence and blamed the renewed controversy on political motivation of his rivals.
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