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Delhi BJP Women Protest, Demand Congress Expel Accused MP
A group of women from the Delhi BJP held a protest on Saturday.
They said a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Congress MP, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, has been accused of sexually harassing female students.
The protesters asked Congress to remove him from the party and asked police to arrest him.
They gathered near Laxmi Nagar Metro Station and started walking toward the Congress headquarters.
Police stopped them after a short distance and took them to a police station, a BJP leader said.
BJP speakers accused Congress of protecting him.
The article does not give a response from Congress or Akoijam.
The allegations are reported as accusations, not as a finding of guilt.
Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha members protested in East Delhi on Saturday over sexual harassment allegations against JNU professor and Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
The protesters demanded that Congress expel Akoijam and that he be arrested; the allegations are not established as fact in the report.
The group gathered near Laxmi Nagar Metro Station and began marching toward the Congress headquarters.
Delhi Police detained the protesters after they had walked a short distance and took them to Shakarpur Police Station, according to a Delhi BJP leader.
BJP representatives accused Congress of shielding Akoijam, while the article did not include a response from Congress or Akoijam.
- Who
- Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha members, including leaders Sangeeta Yadav and Yogita Singh, protested over allegations against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
- What
- They demanded that Congress expel Akoijam and that he be arrested.
- Where
- Near Laxmi Nagar Metro Station in East Delhi, while marching toward the Congress headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify a date.
- Why
- The protesters said Akoijam was accused of sexually harassing female students at JNU and called for action and justice.
Key facts
- Protest group
- Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha
- Protest date
- Saturday; no calendar date specified
- Person at issue
- Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, described as a Congress MP and JNU professor
- Allegation
- Sexual harassment of female students; reported as an accusation
- Protest location
- Near Laxmi Nagar Metro Station, East Delhi
- Protest demands
- Expulsion from Congress and arrest
- Police action
- Protesters were detained and taken to Shakarpur Police Station, according to a Delhi BJP leader
Quotes
Sangeeta Yadav
BJP Mahila Morcha National Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP
“We (BJP) demand his (Akoijam's) immediate expulsion from the party (Congress) and immediate arrest. The BJP Mahila Morcha will not remain silent. The slogan of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' will be meaningful only when those responsible are punished. Ensuring the safety of every daughter in Delhi is our responsibility.”
thehansindia.com
“We are standing here to defend the dignity of daughters. At a prestigious educational institution like JNU, a person accused of sexually harassing female students under the guise of being a professor, and who is also a Congress MP continues to move around freely.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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