BJP Women MPs to Meet President Murmu Over Charges Against Congress MP Akoijam
A major political confrontation has erupted in the national capital as a high-level delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women Members of Parliament prepared to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, demanding stern action in connection with sexual harassment allegations leveled against Congress Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam. The parliamentarian, who represents the Inner Manipur constituency and previously served as a faculty member at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has found himself at the center of a nationwide storm following formal administrative and criminal proceedings. The move to petition the Head of State marks a sharp escalation by the ruling party, seeking institutional intervention and accountability amid intensifying national scrutiny over campus safety and conduct in public office.
Nationwide Mahila Morcha Protests and Allegations of Congress Shielding the MP
The decision by women lawmakers to call on Rashtrapati Bhavan follows high-voltage nationwide demonstrations staged by the BJP Mahila Morcha on Monday, demanding the immediate suspension of the lawmaker from parliamentary and public platforms. Protesting cadres gathered in large numbers across state capitals and outside prominent administrative hubs in New Delhi, waving placards and raising slogans targeting both Akoijam and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Ruling party leaders have launched a fierce political offensive, accusing the Congress high command of maintaining a calculated silence and attempting to shield the parliamentarian despite the gravity of the accusations. Party spokespersons asserted that the opposition's stance reflects an unacceptable double standard on women's dignity, calling for unconditional accountability rather than political patronage.
Delhi Police Registers FIR at Vasant Kunj North as JNU Sacks the Professor
The controversy gained momentum after the JNU administration took punitive action by dismissing Akoijam from his position as a university professor in the wake of formal complaints. Escalating the matter into the legal domain, the Delhi Police formally registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the parliamentarian on Monday at the Vasant Kunj North police station. Investigators invoked sections 75, 75(1)(i), 75(1)(iv), and 79—pertaining to sexual harassment and acts intended to outrage modesty—to initiate criminal proceedings. Senior police officials confirmed that an active investigation is currently underway to record statements, examine departmental inquiry submissions, and secure evidentiary material, even as political battle lines harden between the treasury and opposition benches over the scandal.
