THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vadakara MP Shafi Parambil has lodged a formal complaint with the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Parliament’s Privileges Committee, seeking immediate and stringent action against police officers involved in the alleged assault during a protest in Perambra.
The complaint specifically names senior officers, including Kozhikode Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) K.E. Baiju, Perambra Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) N. Sunil Kumar, and Vatakara DySP Hariprasad, citing their alleged role in the police action that left the MP injured.
In his petition, the Congress MP states that he was present at a protest event in Perambra, where there was no initial breakdown of law and order. He alleges that the police intervention was unprovoked and directly escalated the situation into a conflict.
The complaint highlights the contradiction in the police’s stance: initially denying any use of a baton charge (lathi-charge), only to later modify the statement after visual evidence of the assault emerged. The MP noted that the Rural SP himself had later acknowledged that “some police personnel deliberately tried to create trouble” and hit the MP.
The MP has urged the Speaker to conduct a thorough investigation, identify all culpable officers, and ensure they are punished.
Following the receipt of the complaint, the Lok Sabha Speaker is expected to take the necessary procedural steps. This typically involves seeking a detailed explanation from the Director General of Police (DGP). Should the explanation be deemed unsatisfactory, the Speaker’s office, through the Privileges Committee, has the authority to directly summon and question all officers named in the MP’s complaint.
