Akoijam is a Congress MP from the Inner Manipur constituency in Manipur and specialises in social and political psychology and cultural studies at JNU.
“The POSH Act, 2013, is not a Chinese Act; it is an Indian law passed by the Indian Parliament. The dismissal order, signed by vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit, said the decision was taken after following due process and considering the committee’s report. Earlier reporting noted: NDTV accessed a copy of the order signed by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Santishree D.
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, dismissed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) following an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by 11 students, has described the development as a “blessing in disguise”, alleging that it would expose what he called a “witch hunt”. In his first response to the dismissal, Akoijam said he had not received the inquiry report or the dismissal order and demanded that the evidence against him be made public. If this (incident) is true, it is a blessing in disguise for me, as I wanted these people to come out without their masks,” he said. Akoijam also said he had nothing to hide and called for the allegations and supporting evidence to be presented to him. If it is true, let me see it,” he said. It said an internal probe had been conducted against the academic from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, after the authorities received allegations of sexual harassment against him.
“I don’t want to respond to social media. Let the countrymen see its requirements,” he added. Only then will you understand how this witch hunt has been going on. Pandit.
Earlier reporting noted: Professor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges Professor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges Professor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges Earlier reporting noted: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has sacked its professor and Congress Lok Sabha MP from Inner Manipur, Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, after holding him guilty of sexually harassing female students.