Perni, Posani comments on Pawan objectionable: Anitha
Nirbhaya cases should be filed for insulting women
AMARAVATI: Telugu Mahila State President Vangalapudi Anitha on Thursday held the Jaganmohan Reddy Government and the ruling YSRCP leaders responsible for the persecution and eventual death of Dalit doctor Dr. Sudhakar.
Anitha said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has done some justice for the family of Dr. Sudhakar by holding a detailed probe into the ghastly circumstances that caused his death. There was no doubt that the Dalit doctor was harassed, victimised, humiliated, called mad and deprived of salary just for criticising CM Jagan Reddy for not giving a face mask. Everybody in AP knew that Dr. Sudhakar’s death was a ‘Government murder’.
Addressing a press conference here, the TDP leader termed it as ‘deplorable’ on the part of the ruling YCP leaders to pass indecent comments on the women members of opponents’ families. The YCP Ministers and MLAs were stooping to the lowest levels for the sake of getting political advantage. They were resorting to abuses and threats only because they were not able to counter the political opponents in a fair manner. Highly objectionable language was being used in the name of mother, sister and daughter.
Vangalapudi Anitha said that the ruling party leaders created such a situation where the whole family members were not able to sit in front of the TV to watch the programmes together. Minister Perni Nani was losing his consciousness and decency when making comments on opponents. He used dirty language on Pawan Kalyan now and he would not hesitate to pass similar statements on others next. The YCP leaders had no right to preach morals and ethics to others since they had no respect for women. People were getting afraid of politics on seeing the YCP leaders’ foul language.
The TDP leader recalled how the YCP MLA and his party hired goons attacked former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s residence just because of some small statement made by an elderly leader like Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu. Now, Minister Perni Nani and Posani Krishna Murali crossed all limits and used an unbearable indecent language. The Chief Minister owed an explanation on this. It seemed Jaganmohan Reddy was enjoying it like music when his party leaders were hurling all sorts of abuses on women and rivals. The CM should stop deriving sadistic pleasure out of indecent attacks on political opponents.
Anitha demanded that AP Women’s Commission Chairperson Vasireddy Padma prove her existence by restraining the ruling party leaders. If the opposition leaders made any comments, she was not responding immediately. Vasireddy Padma was keeping silent even though lots of atrocities were taking place against women. The Government was covering up its misdeeds and failures by using ‘grama simhalu’ (barking dogs) to stifle all democratic voices. The ruling party leaders should quit its culture of threatening and abusing women. The woman Home Minister was not doing anything to protect the rights of women.
The TDP leader demanded that cases should be filed against Minister Perni Nani and Posani Krishna Murali under the Nirbhaya Act for causing disrespect to women. A gesture or an act intended to insult the modesty of a woman would attract imprisonment and fine under the law.