By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan censured Poonjar MLA PC George within the Assembly on Friday for passing derogatory feedback towards nun who accused a bishop of raping her.
The censuring was on the idea of a advice to this impact by the Privileges and Ethics Committee of the legislative meeting.
The Speaker, whereas censuring George, mentioned MLAs had been certain to at all times uphold dignity and ethical values.
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George mentioned he accepts the censure however added that he had not handed derogatory feedback towards the nun in query. He mentioned the nun has already been expelled by the church.
The Previleges and Ethics Committee’s advice got here on a criticism by Women’s Commission chairperson M C Josephine and Feminist Lawyers’ Network of Kerala.
The House panel had noticed that making such derogatory remarks was unbecoming a legislator.
