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Odisha BJP Protests Rahul Gandhi’s Silence Over Harassment Allegations
BJP women’s wing members held a protest in Bhubaneswar.
They criticized Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders for what they called silence about complaints against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
Akoijam is a Congress MP from Manipur and was a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The report says JNU dismissed him following sexual harassment complaints.
Akoijam denies seeking sexual favours in exchange for marks and says accusers should provide evidence.
Aishwarya Biswal led the protest and said Congress’s support for women’s empowerment was superficial.
The protesters burnt effigies of Gandhi and Akoijam.
These are allegations and political criticisms, not findings established in the report.
BJP members of Odisha’s women’s wing staged a demonstration near Congress Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
The protesters burnt effigies of Rahul Gandhi and Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
State Mahila Morcha president Aishwarya Biswal accused Congress leaders of staying silent about complaints against Akoijam.
Akoijam, a Congress MP from Manipur and a former JNU professor, rejected allegations that he sought sexual favours in exchange for marks and challenged accusers to provide evidence.
Biswal also criticized Congress’s claims on women’s empowerment and accused Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting parliamentary norms and women in public life.
- Who
- BJP Odisha women’s wing members, led by Aishwarya Biswal; the protest targeted Rahul Gandhi and Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
- What
- They demonstrated and burnt effigies, criticizing Congress leaders for their alleged silence over complaints against Akoijam.
- Where
- Near Congress Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified.
- Why
- The BJP protesters said Congress leaders had not spoken out about the complaints and accused the party of double standards on women’s empowerment.
BJP protesters’ claims
Akoijam’s response
Sexual harassment complaints
BJP protesters’ claims
Biswal condemned the alleged conduct and said the complaints warranted public attention.
Akoijam’s response
Akoijam rejected allegations that he sought sexual favours in exchange for marks and challenged those making the claims to produce evidence.
Congress response
BJP protesters’ claims
Biswal accused Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders of remaining silent and called this a double standard on women’s empowerment.
Akoijam’s response
The report does not include a response from Rahul Gandhi or other Congress leaders.
Key facts
- Location
- Near Congress Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Date
- Saturday, October 10; year not specified
- Protesting group
- BJP members of Odisha’s women’s wing
- Protest leader
- Aishwarya Biswal, Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha president
- Person at center of complaints
- Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress MP from Manipur and former JNU professor
- Akoijam’s response
- He rejected allegations of seeking sexual favours in exchange for marks and challenged accusers to produce evidence.
- Reported university action
- Jawaharlal Nehru University dismissed Akoijam following sexual harassment complaints, according to the report.
Quotes
Aishwarya Biswal
President of the BJP’s Odisha Mahila Morcha
“Leaders across the board, from Rahul Gandhi to the central and Odisha leadership of the Congress party, have remained silent on this issue. We are protesting here against the double standards of Rahul Gandhi, who speaks of women’s empowerment. We have burnt the effigies of Rahul Gandhi and Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.”
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“In Indian culture, a teacher is accorded the stature of God. Misbehaving with students, who should be treated like daughters, is utterly condemnable. Professor Akoijam’s actions have tarnished the sacred Guru-Shishya tradition.”
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