Palaniswami raises questions on implementation of Vishakha guidelines in a Chennai dental college
For the third day in succession, the AIADMK general secretary and leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday raised the issue of violence against women.
This time, he referred to reports in sections of the media regarding a department head in a dental college in Chennai subjecting women staff and students to sexual harassment and the absence of any action against the person concerned.
In a statement, he urged the DMK regime to explain its position with regard to the existence of the Internal Complaint Committee in the dental college.
'What has happened to the Vishakha Guidelines? Why has there been no action taken despite the lapse of one year after complaints were given by the affected students? On whose political pressure and intervention was there no action taken?' Mr. Palaniswami questioned, while adding that strong action should be taken against the guilty.
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