Ernakulam, March 28 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, slammed the ruling LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the Sabarimala gold theft case, alleging that the Kerala government is providing full protection to the accused.

The Kerala Assembly LoP claimed that LDF leaders were involved in the theft of Swami Ayyappa's gold. He further claimed that the accused were able to secure bail only because the charge sheet was not filed on time.

"Why is the party (CPIM) not taking action against the accused in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case? It has been found that party leaders stole even Ayyappa's gold. The accused were able to come out only because the charge sheet was not ...