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BJP Women’s Wing Plans Protest Over Congress MP Allegations
The BJP’s women’s group says it will hold a protest outside the Congress headquarters on Monday.
The group says it is protesting how Congress has responded to allegations against its MP, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
The allegations involve the sexual exploitation of 11 female students at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
JNU’s internal committee found the charges substantiated, and the university dismissed him.
The BJP group accuses Congress leaders of protecting him.
It wants Congress to expel him and wants him to resign from Parliament.
It is also asking him to apologize to the students.
The article does not report a response from Congress.
The BJP Mahila Morcha announced a protest march to the Congress headquarters for Monday at 11 a.m.
The march is planned to start at Andhra Education Society School on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg and end at Indira Bhawan.
The protest concerns Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, whom JNU dismissed after its internal committee found allegations involving 11 female students substantiated.
BJP Mahila Morcha leaders say Congress leaders are providing the MP political protection; the article does not include a response from Congress.
The BJP group is demanding the MP’s expulsion from Congress, his resignation from the Lok Sabha, and an apology to the students.
- Who
- The BJP Mahila Morcha, with the protest to be led by Roop Kumari Chaudhary and Daggubati Purandeswari.
- What
- A protest march and demonstration against what the BJP group calls Congress’s protection of MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
- Where
- From Andhra Education Society School on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg to the Congress headquarters, Indira Bhawan, in New Delhi.
- When
- Monday at 11 a.m.; the article does not specify a calendar date.
- Why
- The BJP group says it is protesting Congress’s alleged political protection of the MP after JNU’s internal committee found allegations involving 11 female students substantiated and the university dismissed him.
Key facts
- Protest name
- Nari Shakti Hunkar Andolan
- Scheduled time
- Monday, 11 a.m.; no calendar date is given
- Starting point
- Andhra Education Society School, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg
- Destination
- Congress headquarters, Indira Bhawan
- Students cited
- 11 female students
- University action
- JNU said its internal committee found the charges substantiated on October 9 and subsequently dismissed the MP.
- BJP Mahila Morcha demands
- Expel the MP from Congress, ensure his resignation from the Lok Sabha, and apologize to the students.
Quotes
BJP Mahila Morcha
The BJP's women's organization, which announced the protest.
“Rahul Gandhi must immediately expel the accused MP from the Congress, ensure his resignation from the Lok Sabha, and apologise to the 11 female students.”
thehansindia.com
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