Initially it was the woman’s mother who spoke to Josephine, but she insisted that she wanted to speak to the victim. When the phone was handed over to the victim, she seemed unprepared to speak about the issue and there was some disturbance in the connection.
Josephine then told the woman to consult a lawyer and approach family court. She also said that if the complainant needs to, she can complain to the Women commission also, but indicated it would be of no use as the husband lives abroad.
As many people reacted to this part of the interview and demanded that Josephine resign, she reacted saying that she did not behave badly with the complainant. She said that she did not abuse the woman and just asked her to complain to the police. She also denied that she said “then you suffer”. She said that many women call her daily and she also went through severe pressure as a human being.
She also justified herself by saying that common people sometimes do not understand such issues…