Speaker allows Women's Commission to record MLA statement for

Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan today granted permission to the Women's Commission to record statement of MLA P C George who had allegedly made unsavoury remarks against an actress, who was abducted and sexually assaulted in a car in February.
The Commission had sought the Speaker's permission to record George's statement after a case was registered against him taking suo motu cognisance.
The case had been registered after obtaining legal opinion as it amounted to defaming the actress and hurting womanhood, the women's body had said.
The Commission had also expressed displeasure to the Speaker on George's remarks against it.

George is an independent MLA representing Poonjar constituency in the Kerala Assembly.
The actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films besides Malayalam, was abducted and molested inside her car for two hours by a gang which forced their way into the vehicle on February 17 in Kochi. The accused later escaped.

Popular actor Dileep and six others, including prime accused 'Pulsar' Suni, have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.
Describing George's remarks against the actress, as "inhuman", the Speaker in a Facebook Post today said he would take whatever action was possible against the legislator, if he continued to make "insensitive" remarks against her.

"Those sitting in high places are coming out justifying such acts. This will be an encouragement for the criminals," he said.
The speaker said he firmly believed that such "irresponsible" comments should not be made by anyone and made it clear he would do whatever he could to stop it.
The actress has also written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against George's comments saying she was trying to return to a normal life after the incident.