Canada: Faced with sexual harassment charges, Liberal Party candidate withdraws

Following allegations of misconduct against workers, an Indo-Canada member of the Liberal Party's parliament has withdrawn from the Federal elections scheduled for September 20.

    Raj Saini, a senior member of the Kitchener Center House of Representatives, made the announcement in a statement released on Saturday just a day after Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended it.

       

With the closure of the election names closed last Monday, the signing of the signature will leave the party without a candidate, as the constituencies are called in Canada. The ruling party has already followed the main opposition Conservatives in favor of voters throughout the new poll. That agency, along with others, puts the Conservatives at least 2% ahead of the national vote allocation.

      In fact, according to poll tracker 338 Canada, the Conservatives led by Erin O'Toole now have the opportunity to collect the highest number of seats, at 143, and the Liberals found at 132 in the House of Commons seat 338.

        Referring to allegations of harassment and misconduct, which were initially violated by CBC News, Sine said, "These statements are blatant lies. I have never done anything wrong to staff, volunteers or genetics. ”

     He said he was "very proud" of his cycling career, but "continuing my campaign no longer helps my family, staff, campaign team and voters".

      Earlier, Trudeau said that he had followed a strict procedure regarding the allegations against Saints, before he was allowed to run in the 2021 elections.

      Signature has been on board since 2015.

      Sain, who has roots in Himachal Pradesh, added, "For the health and safety of everyone, I have made the difficult decision to end my 44th Parliamentary campaign."

     However, he also said he was considering doing more in this regard, saying, “I will focus on all my attention and my efforts to counter this false accusation and I am in the process of consulting with legal lawyers to review all the options.

    On Saturday, the ruling party also announced the removal of Signature as a candidate as the review process began on Friday "after being briefed directly on the Canadian Liberal Party. Mr Saini will no longer be a member of the Liberal Party ”.

     According to a report from the CBC News store, several sources have "identified four different cases in which the Signature allegedly committed unwanted sex or improper comment." Signature has denied the allegations against CBC.

    It also reported that a former employee had filed a complaint regarding alleged “promotional and abusive conduct” by the Canadian Human Rights Commission last year.