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Gurugram:Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is facing criticism from the Congress for letting sexual harassment-accused minister Sandeep Singh answer a sports-related query in the state assembly Tuesday and then allegedly intimidating Jhajjar Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal for questioning the move...
Sandeep Singh gave up the portfolio of state sports minister in January last year after a junior athletics coach accused him of sexual harassment..
Bhukkal, on 27 February, raised a query in the assembly about sports facilities in Jhajjar and received a short answer from Singh that the answer is on the table..
She said Bhukkal, a Dalit MLA and senior leader of the Congress, wanted to know who to ask supplementary questions since Singh was no longer the sports minister..
From the investigation conducted, so far, offences under (IPC) sections 342 (wrongfully confine any person), 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage the modesty of a woman), 354-A (sexual harassment against a woman when there is a physical contact and advances that involve explicit sexual gestures; or demand or proposition), 354-B (assault or criminal force on any woman to disrobe or compel her to be naked), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) appear to have been committed by the accused, the chargesheet said.. Bhukkals question had two parts..
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