Congress Lok Sabha MP and expelled Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) faculty member Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Tuesday refuted the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him, terming the entire process a “witch hunt” driven by political vendetta to silence his voice on Manipur and the Northeast, even as a group of women MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met President Droupadi Murmu and sought his suspension from Parliament.
“The matter concerns academic issues and pedagogy. How does that become a sexual harassment case? It simply does not stand.
“They expect people from Manipur and the Northeast in general to remain silent, docile and submissive…That is why they are trying to silence me, but they will not succeed…I am telling you, this has been a ‘witch hunt’ from the very beginning,” Akoijam, who was a professor at JNU’s School of Social Sciences, said, adding that he would challenge his dismissal legally. They knew that, which is why they manipulated the entire process,” Akoijam said. “The President has assured us that she will have the matter investigated and ensure appropriate action is taken,” she said.
After meeting Murmu on Tuesday, BJP Mahila Morcha chief Roop Kumari Choudhary said the President had assured the delegation that she would have the matter investigated.
