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Union Minister Demands Accountability From Congress Over Harassment Allegations
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News18•13-10-2026, 15:42
Union Minister Demands Accountability From Congress Over Harassment Allegations
- •Union Minister Annapurna Devi has demanded accountability from the Congress leadership regarding sexual harassment allegations against party MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
- •The controversy also involves allegations from a journalist who stated she was pushed during Rahul Gandhi's protest march in Delhi.
- •Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress MP from Inner Manipur and former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor, was dismissed following an internal inquiry into complaints by female students.
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Angomcha Bimol Akoijam was dismissed from his academic position at Jawaharlal Nehru University on October 9 following an internal inquiry into sexual harassment allegations made by female students.
Following a complaint by the university's Chief Security Officer, the Delhi Police registered an FIR against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on October 11 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation is currently underway.
Union Minister Annapurna Devi and BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj have demanded accountability, criticizing the Congress leadership's silence regarding the severe allegations against the MP, while BJP women MPs plan to meet President Droupadi Murmu.
