"With this on, I can see you (women) all naked..." The state of Government Offices in Karnataka
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov52006/index24452006115.asp
A skirt-chaser's escapades
Sunday, November 5, 2006
By Satish Shile, DH News Service, Bangalore:
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"I bought these goggles for Rs 12,000. Guess what — with this on, Ican see you all naked...ha ha ha!!"
Some bawdy stuff mouthed by the villain of a B-grade pot-boiler? No, this was said by a real-life government official strutting around hissubordinate female employees, his latest acquisition perchedchallengingly on his nose. He follows this up with a more "discreet"enquiry: "Have you ever watched blue films or read porn literature?"
If the employees are to be believed, this was how then Chief AccountsOfficer V Nagaraj of the Sericulture Department (SD) allegedly conducted himself when among woman colleagues. Often, he would forcethem to accompany him on official visits, threatening to "shunt" themout if they failed to oblige.
The employees allege that the officer often referred to some of them as kunti (handicapped), dumy (stout), munde (widow) and mudhuki (agedwoman), among other colourful expressions. An employee has evenaccused him of physically "misbehaving" with her in his chamber. All the 23 employees in the section, distressed over his behaviour, wroteto the commissioner of SD in January 2006, demanding that he be sentback to his parent department. They also wrote to the Karnataka StateWomen's Commission through the departmental committee, demanding aninquiry into the matter.
In their letter to the commissioner, a copy of which is available withDeccan Herald, they called the officer a "womaniser". Stating that he always used to have three to four female employees "attending on himin his chamber", the letter had urged the commissioner to relieve themof "this torture". And "relieved" they were when he was sent back to the accounts department in May.
Nagaraj is currently working for the Sujala Watershed DevelopmentProject. SWC member-secretary Parvathi Thimmaiah said the commissionhad written to the chief accounts controller, asking him to conduct a departmental enquiry against Nagaraj.
The accounts department (AD), in turn, has written to the SD, seekingdetails so as to initiate an inquiry."
Once we get the details, we'll request either the Lokayukta or a retired judge to hold an inquiry," an AD official said.
Meanwhile, Ms Thimmaiah stated that the SWC has received 15 other complaints on harassment of women in workplaces, nine of which are from government departments."
Not many of these cases have been reported as most of the departmentshaven't formed committees to look into such issues."
"The government needs to take urgent action in this regard," she added.
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A skirt-chaser's escapades
Sunday, November 5, 2006
By Satish Shile, DH News Service, Bangalore:
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"I bought these goggles for Rs 12,000. Guess what — with this on, Ican see you all naked...ha ha ha!!"
Some bawdy stuff mouthed by the villain of a B-grade pot-boiler? No, this was said by a real-life government official strutting around hissubordinate female employees, his latest acquisition perchedchallengingly on his nose. He follows this up with a more "discreet"enquiry: "Have you ever watched blue films or read porn literature?"
If the employees are to be believed, this was how then Chief AccountsOfficer V Nagaraj of the Sericulture Department (SD) allegedly conducted himself when among woman colleagues. Often, he would forcethem to accompany him on official visits, threatening to "shunt" themout if they failed to oblige.
The employees allege that the officer often referred to some of them as kunti (handicapped), dumy (stout), munde (widow) and mudhuki (agedwoman), among other colourful expressions. An employee has evenaccused him of physically "misbehaving" with her in his chamber. All the 23 employees in the section, distressed over his behaviour, wroteto the commissioner of SD in January 2006, demanding that he be sentback to his parent department. They also wrote to the Karnataka StateWomen's Commission through the departmental committee, demanding aninquiry into the matter.
In their letter to the commissioner, a copy of which is available withDeccan Herald, they called the officer a "womaniser". Stating that he always used to have three to four female employees "attending on himin his chamber", the letter had urged the commissioner to relieve themof "this torture". And "relieved" they were when he was sent back to the accounts department in May.
Nagaraj is currently working for the Sujala Watershed DevelopmentProject. SWC member-secretary Parvathi Thimmaiah said the commissionhad written to the chief accounts controller, asking him to conduct a departmental enquiry against Nagaraj.
The accounts department (AD), in turn, has written to the SD, seekingdetails so as to initiate an inquiry."
Once we get the details, we'll request either the Lokayukta or a retired judge to hold an inquiry," an AD official said.
Meanwhile, Ms Thimmaiah stated that the SWC has received 15 other complaints on harassment of women in workplaces, nine of which are from government departments."
Not many of these cases have been reported as most of the departmentshaven't formed committees to look into such issues."
"The government needs to take urgent action in this regard," she added.
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