BJP Mahila Morcha will lead a delegation of women MPs to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over sacked JNU professor and Congress MP Bimol Akoijam.
\n\nA delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday to demand action against Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who is facing sexual harassment allegations involving female students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
\n\nThe delegation, led by BJP Mahila Morcha national president and MP Roop Kumari Choudhary, along with Mahila Morcha in-charge and MP D Purandeswari, met Birla at Parliament House.
\n\nThe meeting comes amid escalating pressure from the BJP for action against Akoijam, the Congress MP from Inner Manipur, following his dismissal from JNU after an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct.
\n\nThe BJP has sought his suspension from Parliament and questioned the Congress leadership's response to the matter.
\n\nOn Tuesday, a delegation of BJP women MPs met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention, including action to remove Akoijam from Parliament.
\n\nThe delegation also raised concerns about the safety of the students who filed complaints against him.
\n\nOn Wednesday, BJP Mahila Morcha representatives met National Commission for Women chairperson Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar and sought…
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