BJP MLA in spot over 'sexual harassment scandal'

BANGALORE: Giving a sensational twist to alleged 'sexual harassment' by a BJP MLA, a nurse claiming to be his 'victim' on Monday released photos showing both kissing each other.

At a press conference here, Jayalakshmi, who owns a Nursing College in the city, released photographs which showed her and the MLA Renukacharya engaged in 'kissing', lending a new twist nearly two months after she allegedly attempted suicide claiming the legislator was forcing her to marry him much against her wish.

"I will release a CD soon to establish my relationship with Renukacharya," Jayalakshmi said and vowed to expose the legislator, a married man.

She reiterated that after she made allegations of 'sexual harassment' against Renukacharya, she had been receiving threatening calls and it has not stopped even after complaining to the State Women's Commission.

Jayalakshmi said her pleas for security have not met with response and she was skeptical of getting Justice from the State Women's Commission, headed by Pramil Nesargi, a senior BJP leader.

When contacted, Renukacharya dismissed the allegations against him as "false" and said he would await the findings of a police inquiry and also the probe into Jayalakshmi's complaint by the state women's commission,

Stating that he was contemplating filing a defamation suit against Jayalakshmi for "tarnishing" his image, he said the women's commission had asked him not to go to the press on the issue.