NEW DELHI, Nov 11: The BJP accused the Congress of being “anti-women” after the party named Inner Manipur MP Bimol Akoijam, who faces sexual harassment allegations from 11 Jawaharlal Nehru University students, to three committees for the Manipur Assembly elections.
Akoijam was named to the Pradesh Election Committee and the Campaign Committee. He was also appointed co-chairman of the Manifesto Committee.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said the appointments showed the Congress's “anti-women” approach. Referring to Bhai Dooj, he said the party had given key election responsibilities to an MP facing sexual harassment allegations, and criticised Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over the decision.
Kapoor said Akoijam had received relief from a court but the police case linked to the allegations was pending. BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari also criticised the appointments in a post on X, accusing Rahul Gandhi of promoting people facing allegations of crimes against women and calling the Congress's “Smash the Patriarchy” slogan posturing.
The Congress had not responded to the BJP's criticism.
