The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has taken exception to the claims of Chief Minister Jayalalitha that crimes against women had come down in Tamil Nadu and that women had become courageous to file complaints in police stations and condemned her statement in the Assembly in her reply to the debate on demands of grants for Home department.
In a statement issued by the Association’s State President N. Amitham and General Secretary P. Suganthi, they said the contention of the Chief Minister that ‘just because more cases of violence against women had been registered in police stations this year it did not imply that violence against women had increased. But it only showed that women had become courageous to go to police station and lodge complaints’ was not acceptable. Because, even if many women go to police stations and lodge complaints they were not immediately registered. Only after women’s oraganisations agitate cases were registered. Hence the reason told by the CM was not correct.
Moreover, as women were dragged for days by the police for registering complaints and due to the delay in getting justice, all affected women did not go to police stations for lodge complaints. Hence more that the question of increase or decrease in crimes what had to be seen was whether the culprits were properly tried and convicted.
It was in the same week of Nirupaya rape case in New Delhi was registered that in Tuticorin district a school girl Punitha was raped and murdered. When the accused in Nirupaya case were tried and convicted within 9 months, the case of Punitha has just now come to the court for trial due to the delay in the appointment of a government lawyer for prosecution. Who was responsible for this, they asked blaming the regime.
They said as the police had not yet filed charge-sheet even after 115 days of 6-year old girl kidnapped and raped in Ennore on March 22 this year, the accused came out on bail and threatening the affected family. Thus there were instances in various cases the accused utilising the delay in filing charge-sheet came out on bail and were threatening the affected family. This facilitated the accused to escape conviction. Who was responsible for this, they asked.
A police inspector N.Seeenibabu concealed his first marriage and besides marrying a 22 year old woman by force, he was also harassing her. Though the offence was found out in the preliminary enquiry itself, as no departmental action was taken the concerned inspector was issuing threats of murder to the woman to withdraw the complaint. If the police personnel themselves were indulging in such offences, then who would protect affected women and what was there to feel proud of, they asked Jayalalitha.
Referring to the CM’s statement that Visaka Committees had been set up in all government offices to prevent sexual harassment in places of work, they asked what was the step taken by the government to set up such committees in private enterprises. They said the district level local complaints committees had not been constituted in any district despite their petitions to district collectors. When so many incidents of violence were reported, the State Women’s Commission had not visited any place, they alleged.
In a statement issued by the Association’s State President N. Amitham and General Secretary P. Suganthi, they said the contention of the Chief Minister that ‘just because more cases of violence against women had been registered in police stations this year it did not imply that violence against women had increased. But it only showed that women had become courageous to go to police station and lodge complaints’ was not acceptable. Because, even if many women go to police stations and lodge complaints they were not immediately registered. Only after women’s oraganisations agitate cases were registered. Hence the reason told by the CM was not correct.
Moreover, as women were dragged for days by the police for registering complaints and due to the delay in getting justice, all affected women did not go to police stations for lodge complaints. Hence more that the question of increase or decrease in crimes what had to be seen was whether the culprits were properly tried and convicted.
It was in the same week of Nirupaya rape case in New Delhi was registered that in Tuticorin district a school girl Punitha was raped and murdered. When the accused in Nirupaya case were tried and convicted within 9 months, the case of Punitha has just now come to the court for trial due to the delay in the appointment of a government lawyer for prosecution. Who was responsible for this, they asked blaming the regime.
They said as the police had not yet filed charge-sheet even after 115 days of 6-year old girl kidnapped and raped in Ennore on March 22 this year, the accused came out on bail and threatening the affected family. Thus there were instances in various cases the accused utilising the delay in filing charge-sheet came out on bail and were threatening the affected family. This facilitated the accused to escape conviction. Who was responsible for this, they asked.
A police inspector N.Seeenibabu concealed his first marriage and besides marrying a 22 year old woman by force, he was also harassing her. Though the offence was found out in the preliminary enquiry itself, as no departmental action was taken the concerned inspector was issuing threats of murder to the woman to withdraw the complaint. If the police personnel themselves were indulging in such offences, then who would protect affected women and what was there to feel proud of, they asked Jayalalitha.
Referring to the CM’s statement that Visaka Committees had been set up in all government offices to prevent sexual harassment in places of work, they asked what was the step taken by the government to set up such committees in private enterprises. They said the district level local complaints committees had not been constituted in any district despite their petitions to district collectors. When so many incidents of violence were reported, the State Women’s Commission had not visited any place, they alleged.
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