THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: National Women’s Commission member Sushma Sahu on Monday met the girl students at Law Academy Law College and also two other girl students who had faced moral policing at University College. Ms Sahu is on a two-day visit to the state after the state BJP delegation visited her seeking a probe into the growing number of atrocities against women in the state. She also visited BJP minority morcha general secretary Asha Sherin’s home at Mudavanmughal here in Thiruvananthapuram,
However, Ms. Sahu, who is visiting the state for the second time within a year, was annoyed with the Government alleging that there were protocol violations including not providing security, vehicle despite informing the officials concerned. Asha told Ms Sahu that she was facing problems with her neighbour, Mr. Thampi and his two sons who owe allegiance to CPM and DYFI. Later the NWC member met Asmitha Kabeer and Soorya Gayatri at Thycaud Government Guest House, the two girl students who allegedly were at the receiving end of moral policing.
Around 75 girl students of Law Academy Law College met Ms Sahu and appraised her of the alleged atrocities being meted out by former principal Lakshmi Nair. Ms Sahu informed the students charges would be brought against former principal. Significantly, when Ms. Sahu was talking to the students, Lakshmi Nair’s husband Mr. Nair Ajayakrishnan, a director of the college, barged into the classroom and pleaded with the students not to lodge any complaint. A visibly shaken Ms. Sahu asked him to leave the room.
Later, Ms. Sahu told DC that there had been protocol violations by the state government. “I hold the rank of additional secretary in the Government of India. Despite informing the chief secretary of my visit, he did not make any arrangements forcing me to fend for myself." Ms. Sahu has given a written complaint to Home secretary Nalini Netto and DGP Loknath Behera against the attitude of City Police Commissioner Sparjan Kumar and Assistant Commissioner K. E. Baiju when she sought the details the case.
