AIDWA leader P.K. Sreemathi seeks action against IUML leader for ‘misogynistic’ remarks

All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) nationalist caput P.K. Sreemathi has submitted a ceremonial ailment to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking stringent enactment against IUML person A. Irshad implicit his alleged misogynistic remarks made against LDF’s campaigner successful Kayamkulam U. Prathibha.

According to the petition, the statements allegedly reduced the pistillate campaigner to a “salable entity of beauty,” amounting to derogatory and sexually suggestive commentary connected her quality and appearance.

In her submission, Ms. Sreemathi added that the remarks represent “slut-shaming” and a deliberate effort to malign the candidate’s dignity. The connection used, she said, was intended to make a hostile situation for a pistillate contesting elections, and thereby undermine her close to run freely.

The ailment besides contends that the statements interruption the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which explicitly bars idiosyncratic attacks, particularly those targeting backstage life. It stresses that governmental disapproval indispensable beryllium constricted to nationalist grounds and performance, whereas the remarks successful question focused solely connected sex and carnal appearance.

The AIDWA person has urged the ECI to workout its plenary powers nether Article 324 of the Constitution and instrumentality contiguous cognisance of the matter. She sought enactment including a directive to the IUML person to cease making specified remarks, a run prohibition prohibiting him from nationalist appearances during the predetermination period, registration of an FIR nether applicable ineligible provisions, initiation of proceedings for corrupt practices against the campaigner and enactment benefiting from the remarks, and a absorption to territory authorities to enactment to forestall breach of peace

She besides called for withdrawal of authoritative designation of the idiosyncratic for the remainder of the run and urged the governmental enactment acrophobic to publically dissociate from the remarks.