<p class="title">The National Commission for Women has issued fresh summons to Kerala MLA P C George, asking him to appear before it on October 4 for allegedly using abusive language against a nun who has accused a bishop of sexual assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The NCW had earlier asked George to appear before it today. However, George said he received the letter only on September 17 and would not be in a position to come to Delhi at such a short notice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have a lot of engagements as an MLA including official engagements. Moreover, I am fully engaged with flood relief activities. Hence kindly adjourn the matter to another date by giving me sufficient time to reschedule my engagements," George said in a letter to NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharma, in response, rescheduled the summoning date of George to October 4, saying he needs to give an explanation over the use of alleged abusive language against the nun.</p>.<p class="bodytext">George, the lone Independent MLA in the Kerala Assembly, had asked the reason behind the nun not reporting the incident earlier while making objectionable remarks against her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terming the language used by the MLA as "deeply disturbing", Sharma had said the Commission seriously condemns "such objectionable and derogatory statements made by a person who occupies a responsible position in the society".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharma had said she is "ashamed" that people occupying the position of power were using such language.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In July this year, the nun filed a complaint with the Kottayam district police chief, alleging that Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal had raped her and had unnatural sex with her multiple times at a small town near Kottayam between 2014 and 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The NCW chairperson said the nun was allegedly facing discrimination after levelling sexual assault charges and that she was not getting support from the church.</p>
<p class="title">The National Commission for Women has issued fresh summons to Kerala MLA P C George, asking him to appear before it on October 4 for allegedly using abusive language against a nun who has accused a bishop of sexual assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The NCW had earlier asked George to appear before it today. However, George said he received the letter only on September 17 and would not be in a position to come to Delhi at such a short notice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have a lot of engagements as an MLA including official engagements. Moreover, I am fully engaged with flood relief activities. Hence kindly adjourn the matter to another date by giving me sufficient time to reschedule my engagements," George said in a letter to NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharma, in response, rescheduled the summoning date of George to October 4, saying he needs to give an explanation over the use of alleged abusive language against the nun.</p>.<p class="bodytext">George, the lone Independent MLA in the Kerala Assembly, had asked the reason behind the nun not reporting the incident earlier while making objectionable remarks against her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Terming the language used by the MLA as "deeply disturbing", Sharma had said the Commission seriously condemns "such objectionable and derogatory statements made by a person who occupies a responsible position in the society".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharma had said she is "ashamed" that people occupying the position of power were using such language.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In July this year, the nun filed a complaint with the Kottayam district police chief, alleging that Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal had raped her and had unnatural sex with her multiple times at a small town near Kottayam between 2014 and 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The NCW chairperson said the nun was allegedly facing discrimination after levelling sexual assault charges and that she was not getting support from the church.</p>