Nabin questions Rahul’s silence over Cong MP’s dismissal from JNU

At least 11 female students had filed sexual harassment complaints against the professor in May this year. The complainants alleged that he invited students to his campus residence on the pretext of meetings or gatherings and attempted to sexually harass them. Some students also alleged that he made obscene and inappropriate remarks in the class.

Reacting to the university’s action, Nabin, in a post on X, accused the Congress of selective outrage over women’s rights. “The mask is off the self-proclaimed champions of women’s rights and the ‘Smash the Patriarchy’ brigade,” he said.

He asked whether Rahul Gandhi would demand accountability from Akoijam and sack him or reserve his “moral outrage” for political convenience.

The Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha on Saturday staged a protest near the Laxmi Nagar Metro station, demanding the expulsion from the Congress and arrest of party MP and former JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over sexual harassment allegations.

Led by Rajya Sabha MP and Mahila Morcha national secretary Sangeeta Yadav and Delhi BJP general secretary Yogita Singh, the protesters marched towards the Congress headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg. The Delhi Police detained them after they had walked a short distance and took them to the Shakarpur police station, according to the BJP.

Other leaders, including Mahila Morcha president Archana Gupta, in charge Aarti Mehra and state vice-president Sarika Jain, also participated in the protest. The protesters accused the Congress of shielding its MP and demanded action against him.