The infamous Suryanelli sex case was the matter of much contention and heated debate in the Kerala assembly Wednesday, with the government and the Left opposition sticking to their respective stances, and refusing to budge.
Leader of opposition V S Achuthanandan made a submission, saying that in the wake of the latest ordinance signed by the president last week, holding that the victim's statement must get utmost importance, the Suryanelli victim too must be heeded: the woman had claimed that among those who exploited her was P.J. Kurien, currently deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Achuthanandan said that in the wake of the repeated assertions from the victim in this regard, the state government should order a fresh probe into the crime.
‘You recently reopened investigations in two cases that were closed in the past (Anchery Baby murder case and K.T. Jayakrishnan murder case). Similarly, in the wake of the latest change of testimony by a few people who then had spoken for Kurien, and also considering that the victim has stood by her earlier statement, a fresh probe should be ordered,’ Achuthanandan said.
State Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said the state government has sought legal advice in this matter. Once that advice is known, the government would consider what course of action to take, he said.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reiterated that all teams probing the case had cleared Kurien. ‘We can only go as per the laws. It is cruel to haunt a person who has been cleared by the courts,’ Chandy said. Meanwhile, the case has become the talking point in the state, and there are people rallying to the support of the victim.
Kurien's name figured again in connection with the case after the victim wrote to her advocate in Delhi on 29 Jan to explore the possibility of filing a review petition, seeking a fresh probe.
WOMEN OUTFIT DEMANDS KURIEN’S RESIGNATION
The CPM's women wing All-India Democratic Women's Federation took out a march to the state assembly demanding a fresh probe into the Suryanelli gang-rape case in view of the charge levelled against P J Kurien. The LDF opposition also kept up the issue by raising it in the state assembly again, protesting the UDF govt's stand that a re-investigation in the case was not possible. AIDWA leaders T N Seema, MP, and K K Shylaja said the govt's position in the case amounted to 'gross injustice' to the victim and her family as well as all the women in the country. (PTI)
Leader of opposition V S Achuthanandan made a submission, saying that in the wake of the latest ordinance signed by the president last week, holding that the victim's statement must get utmost importance, the Suryanelli victim too must be heeded: the woman had claimed that among those who exploited her was P.J. Kurien, currently deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Achuthanandan said that in the wake of the repeated assertions from the victim in this regard, the state government should order a fresh probe into the crime.
‘You recently reopened investigations in two cases that were closed in the past (Anchery Baby murder case and K.T. Jayakrishnan murder case). Similarly, in the wake of the latest change of testimony by a few people who then had spoken for Kurien, and also considering that the victim has stood by her earlier statement, a fresh probe should be ordered,’ Achuthanandan said.
State Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said the state government has sought legal advice in this matter. Once that advice is known, the government would consider what course of action to take, he said.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reiterated that all teams probing the case had cleared Kurien. ‘We can only go as per the laws. It is cruel to haunt a person who has been cleared by the courts,’ Chandy said. Meanwhile, the case has become the talking point in the state, and there are people rallying to the support of the victim.
Kurien's name figured again in connection with the case after the victim wrote to her advocate in Delhi on 29 Jan to explore the possibility of filing a review petition, seeking a fresh probe.
WOMEN OUTFIT DEMANDS KURIEN’S RESIGNATION
The CPM's women wing All-India Democratic Women's Federation took out a march to the state assembly demanding a fresh probe into the Suryanelli gang-rape case in view of the charge levelled against P J Kurien. The LDF opposition also kept up the issue by raising it in the state assembly again, protesting the UDF govt's stand that a re-investigation in the case was not possible. AIDWA leaders T N Seema, MP, and K K Shylaja said the govt's position in the case amounted to 'gross injustice' to the victim and her family as well as all the women in the country. (PTI)