BJP Women's Wing Protests at Congress HQ Over Manipur MP Allegations

The BJP Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led a protest march toward the Congress party headquarters in New Delhi, joined by hundreds of party workers. Demonstrators carried banners and chanted slogans as they pressed the Congress leadership to take disciplinary action against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a Congress Member of Parliament representing the Inner Manipur constituency.

The protesters called for Akoijam to be stripped of his party positions and for steps to be taken toward his removal from Parliament. According to the report, the demonstration follows his dismissal from Jawaharlal Nehru University, where he previously served as a faculty member, over allegations that he sexually harassed female students. A speaker at the rally argued that an elected representative facing such allegations should not be shielded by his party, saying the Congress leadership must take a firm stance.

The march did not reach the Congress headquarters. A heavy deployment of New Delhi police personnel set up barricades along major roads, halting the procession before it could breach the premises. Police forces remained stationed in the area afterward to maintain order.

Akoijam's path to Parliament followed a career in academia at JNU in New Delhi, where formal complaints from female students are said to have prompted disciplinary proceedings and his eventual termination by the university administration. That action intensified public and political pressure on the Congress party, which now faces demands from its opponents over its MP.

The Congress party has not yet issued an official response to the demands raised by the BJP Mahila Morcha, according to the report. With police deployed around the Congress headquarters and no word from the party, it remains to be seen whether the protest will produce any formal action against Akoijam.