Mangalore, August 13: Chairperson of State Women's Commission C. Manjula has to take back her report on homestay attack and resign immediately, said President of the State unit of Mahila Congress Manjula Naidu at a press conference held on August 13 at the District Congress Office.
Terming the report as “disgraceful”, she said that it lacked transparency and therefore had to be taken back. The report submitted by her finds fault with the students themselves who were the victims in the attack. It questions the background of the parents of the victims, without proof. This shows that Manjula has bowed down to the pressure of her political masters. The question arises whether or not she is a basically a woman, Ms. Naidu said.
Demanding an apology from Ms. Manjula, she said that she would burn the report.
She said that the outfits such as Sri Ram Sene, Hindu Jagrana Vedike, RSS and Sangh Parivar were all operating under the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP has been protecting these groups which commit atrocities on women in the name of culture. This is not protecting culture, but an attempt to promote 'Goondagiri'. Steps have to be taken by the police and such groups have to be banned, she said.
She also raised questions on the double standards of Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik and Hindu Jagrana Vedike Chief Jagadish Karanth.
The ones who assaulted the young students at the homestay were drunk rowdies who need to be given harsh punishment. Strict action must be taken against them under the 'Goonda Act'. Jagadish Karanth has to apologize to the women, she said. If left unchecked, this kind of moral policing will spread like a cancer, she added.
She appealed for students to fight for their rights. “The fundamental rights of the students have been attacked. We are with them in their fight,” she said.
She also said that she had spoken to Chairperson of National Women's Commission Mamatha Sharma and a member of the Commission Seema would soon arrive to take up further investigation on the matter.
Addressing Kannadiga delegates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and other countries through a video conference, Dr Narayan also assured that necessary steps will be taken by the Karnataka government to provide free quarantine facility for those who cannot afford private quarantine in hotels or guest houses. The video conference was organised by coastaldigest.com.
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