Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government's shift in stance regarding the 2018 Sabarimala women's entry case, demanding that the state government must formally withdraw all cases registered against demonstrators during the protests.

Speaking to ANI, he further accused the Kerala Chief Minister of attempting to capitalise on the new Sabarimala policy to gain an advantage in the upcoming state elections.

"The U-turn of the state government in the subject matter regarding women's entry in Sabarimala temple clearly shows that they want to take advantage of this new policy in the next election... What about the people who have been jailed for conduc...