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Congress puts Manipur panels, includes MP accused of harassment
The Story in Brief
Congress has included JNU professor and Inner Manipur MP Bimol Akoijam in three key committees for the upcoming Manipur assembly elections, the party announced on Wednesday (11 November). Akoijam faces sexual harassment allegations from 11 JNU students. He has been made a member of the state election committee and the campaign committee, and co-chairman of the manifesto committee.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor accused Congress of showing its anti-women face by giving responsibility to Akoijam on the day of Bhai Dooj. BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari also attacked Congress, saying it promotes those accused of crimes against women. Akoijam denies the allegations, calling them politically motivated. Delhi police registered an FIR under Section 75 of the BNS. JNU sacked him on 9 October, but Delhi High Court stayed the dismissal on 2 November, the next hearing is on 22 January. An MP/MLA court has restrained his arrest on a 7-day notice. Congress has not responded.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both aajtak.in and TV9 Hindi report the same facts: Congress placed JNU professor and MP Bimol Akoijam, accused by 11 students of sexual harassment, on three election panels for the Manipur assembly polls. BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor and leader Pradeep Bhandari have attacked the party as 'anti-women'. aajtak.in carries Bhandari’s X post verbatim, including his references to unrelated cases, TV9 Hindi adds legal context, Delhi High Court stayed Akoijam’s dismissal from JNU on 2 November, and an MP/MLA court has barred arrest until a 7-day notice. The additional legal details from TV9 Hindi show Akoijam is not convicted, only charged, but the coverage otherwise is uniform wire-style report, with Congress yet to respond. The next hearing in the dismissal case is on 22 January.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): aajtak.in (neutral report), tv9hindi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
