விமானத்தில் கேரள கிறிஸ்துவ மந்திரி பெண்ணிடம் தவறான நடத்தை

கேரள பொதுப்பணித்துறை மந்திரி பிஜே ஜோஸப் சென்னை டு கொச்சி விமானத்தில் ஒரு பெண்ணிடம் தவறாக நடந்துகொள்ள முய்ன்றார் என்று குற்றச்சாட்டு எழுந்தது.

கிறிஸ்துவர்களது மதக்கட்சியான கேரளா காங்கிரஸ் தற்போதைய இடதுசாரி கூட்டணியில் அங்கம் வகிக்கிறது. கேரளா காங்கிரஸின் தலைவர் பிஜே ஜோஸப். சென்ற வருடம் இந்த பிரச்னை வெளியே வந்ததும், இவரது ராஜினாமாவை கேட்டு பெற்றுக்கொண்டார் கேரள முதல்வர்.


மந்திரி பெண்ணின் மீது கையை வைத்திருக்கிறார். அந்த பெண் அலறி கூச்சல் போட்டதில் வேறொரு இடத்தை அந்த பெண்ணுக்கு தந்திருக்கிறார்கள். புகாரை எழுத்துவடிவத்தில் கொடுக்கச்சென்றபோது கையை வைத்தது மந்திரி என்று தெரிந்து பயத்தால் அதனை எழுத்துவடிவத்தில் கொடுக்காமல் சென்றுவிட்டார். பத்திரிக்கையாளர்கள் கேட்டதில் இது வெளிவந்துவிட்டது.

விசாரணை செய்த போலீஸ் ஐ.ஜி அந்த குற்றச்சாட்டு உண்மைதான் என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.


Ex-PWD Minister misbehaved with co-passenger: Report

Kochi, June 25: The preliminary investigation by Inspector General (IG) of Police B Sandhya into harassment charges against the then Kerala PWD Minister P J Joseph confirmed he misbehaved with a co-passenger aboard a Kingfisher flight last year.

The report, which was obtained by a local advocate here under the Right to Information Act, says ''from the statements of the victim, the alleged perpetrator and the witness and also from the physical examination of the scene, it can be prima facie concluded as follows -- Ms Lakshmi Gopakumar was travelling on seat No 8A of Kingfisher Flight from Chennai to Kochi on August three, 2006, evening. Mr P J Joseph, Minister for PWD, was also travelling in the same flight and his allotted seat was 17-A. But, he sat on seat No 9A just behind Mrs Lakshmi Gopakumar.

''When the flight took off, visibility condition in the cabin was poor. At that time, Mr P J Joseph extended his left hand through the left side gap of the seat in front and touched the body of Mrs Lakshmi Gopakumar in such a manner that he outraged her modesty.'' According to the report, a shocked Ms Gopakumar screamed and summoned the airhostess for a change of seat. The airhostess changed her seat to the rear end.

She also filled up a complaint form and handed over the same to to the airhostess before the flight landed.

The report mentions initially Ms Gopakumar was reluctant to give a complaint in writing as she was scared about the consequences.

It further says ''Mrs Lakshmi Gopakumar hails from a respactable background and nothing adverse could be noticed about her conduct.

It is learned that after the incident, she did not pursue the matter.

However, by August 19, a large number of media personnel started asking her and her husband about the incident and the incident came to the notice of the public. Prima facie there is no conspiracy by the victim with anybody as far as the incident is concerned.'' The report conludes by saying ''it may be true that the matter was brought into limelight with stories by some interest groups.'' The government had not published the report earlier and an application under the Right to Information Act was submitted by Mr D B Binu, a lawyer from Ernakulam.

When the authorities did not comply with the Information Officer's direction to furnish a copy of the report, the latter initiated contempt action against the officials concerned.

The government then approached the Kerala High Court and submitted that it will furnish the information to the applicant. A copy of the report was then furnished to the lawyer, who made it public here today.

--- UNI