NCW issues summons to Karnataka home minister over insensitive remarks on molestations

Taking strong exception to the “insensitive” and “disgusting” remarks made by Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara, the national commission for women (NCW) has issued summons to the senior Congress politician.

Confirming this, NCW chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said the home minister has been given five days time to respond to the summons.

“The summons cite that the home minister must issue a public apology for his remarks and give us a written explanation on the same within five days. Failing this, he will have to appear before the commission in New Delhi,” she said.

The summons to the home minister is on similar lines of the notice which was issued to his predecessor and current Bengaluru development minister K J George over his controversial and insensitive statement on gangrape, on October 8 2015. The minister was made to apologize the next day for his remarks.

On Tuesday morning, the NCW dispatched the summons via post and also faxed the same to the home minister’s office.