Kerala CM misled everyone, lied that Justice Hema did not want disclosure of report: UDF – ThePrint –

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (PTI) The Congress-led UDF opposition on Friday alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ‘misled’ everyone by ‘lying’ that Justice Hema did not want disclosure of her report on sexual harassment and abuse faced by women in the United States is confronted. film industry.

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly VD Satheesan said Justice Hema in her letter to the government had told it to adhere to the guidelines of the Supreme Court while issuing the report.

Satheesan was speaking to reporters after the Opposition staged a walkout from the House of Representatives after the Speaker denied permission to a message from UDF MLA KK Rema to adjourn the Assembly and discuss the alleged lack of further investigation or legal action in connection with the findings in the report.

The Opposition Leader said the notice was moved as Chairman AN Shamseer had not allowed any question on the issue and had suggested that the issue be raised through a submission or in some other way.

“Although the chairman said the decision to refuse permission was his alone, it is clear that the government does not want to discuss the issue. It’s on the defensive. Even the decision of the Speaker is against the precedents of the Assembly,” he said.

Shamseer said in the Assembly that the permission was denied as the matter was actively pending in the Kerala High Court.

Contrary to the reason given by the Speaker, Satheesan told reporters that the solar scam, reportedly involving senior Congress leaders including former CM Oommen Chandy, was discussed several times in the House of Representatives when the courts were considering it.

Regarding the Hema Committee report, Satheesan said that despite being aware of the commission of a series of sexual crimes, including under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, the government has committed more than four years in prison.

“Concealing the commission of crimes is also a criminal offense,” he stressed.

The Opposition Leader said even the Kerala High Court has pulled up the state government for not taking action on the findings of the commission and subsequently directed that the entire report be handed over to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to take required action take action in accordance with the committee’s findings. law.

“But now the government is claiming that people are not coming forward to make statements. How can they come? How can women trust the government? The government has taken an anti-women stance from the start.

“It didn’t inspire confidence in them. It was not said that it would not reveal their names and that it would remain with the victims all the time,” he argued.

Instead, the government was trying to protect certain individuals, he claimed.

After the Speaker refused permission to discuss the issue in the Assembly, Satheesan said, “It is an insult to the House if we do not discuss this issue which affects women.

“We strongly protest against this and walk away. The government is on the defensive on this point and that is why it is not discussed in Parliament.” The Justice K Hema Committee was formed by the Kerala government following the 2017 sexual assault on actresses and the report that exposed cases of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam film industry.

Following the allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation against several actors and directors in the wake of the report’s disclosure, the state government on August 25 announced the formation of a seven-member special investigation team to probe them.

Later, when the issue reached the Kerala High Court, it attracted the Left government in the state, saying its inaction on the Justice Hema Committee report was “alarmingly lethargic”. PTI HMP HMP KH

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