Women trafficking allegation: Andhra govt to take legal action against Pawan Kalyan
It is highlighted that Pawan Kalyan made defamatory, derogatory, and venomous statements against the volunteers during a public meeting in Eluru
By Newsmeter Network Published on 21 July 2023 2:24 AM GMT
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to take legal against Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan for accusing ward and village volunteers of trafficking women in the state.
Special chief secretary Ajay Jain issued a government order (GO) for filing a complaint against the actor turned-politician in the court.
"Government after careful examination of the matter and in exercise of the powers...hereby accord sanction to the concerned public prosecutor to make a complaint before the competent Court against the individual named Konidela Pawan Kalyan," the order read.
He invoked powers conferred under Section 199 (4) (b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, to accord the sanction.
It is highlighted that Pawan Kalyan made defamatory, derogatory, and venomous statements against the volunteers during a public meeting in Eluru on July 9.
Addressing a public meeting in Eluru, he alleged that nearly 30,000 women have been trafficked from the southern state, enabled by the state government's grassroots governance system's foot soldiers, namely ward/village volunteers.
Claiming that he is privy to intelligence from central agencies, the actor-politician said that 30,000 women went missing from the state. "Only 14,000 missing women managed to return, while around 16,000 women are yet to be traced. I demand answers about the whereabouts of the remaining women," said the Jana Sena chief.
Further, he claimed that volunteers are relaying information from every village to some ruling party leaders as to who belongs to whom, how many people live in a family if girls have fallen in love with anyone, how many widows are there, and other details. Information of especially women who are alone is considered.
"Some anti-social elements are making use of this information to target women and traffic or trap them," said Pawan Kalyan during the earlier meeting.
Following these allegations, state women's commission chairperson Vasireddy Padma also issued a notice demanding Kalyan to produce detailed evidence within 10 days.
