A group of BJP women parliamentarians visited Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet with President Droupadi Murmu, presenting a written petition calling for action against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam — a Congress MP who also holds a faculty position at Jawaharlal Nehru University — in connection with sexual harassment allegations made against him.

The delegation comprised three Lok Sabha members — Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bansuri Swaraj, and Malvika Devi — along with two Rajya Sabha representatives, S. Phangnon Konyak and Geeta Shakya, with BJP's Rekha Sharma also forming part of the group. The delegation put forward calls for a constitutional mechanism to hold institutions accountable for the welfare and protection of women enrolled in universities.

Following the meeting, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj spoke to a television channel, alleging that the Congress leadership had protected the lawmaker facing accusations. She contended that the party's women workers had staged a peaceful gathering outside Congress headquarters the previous day, and characterised the party's "Smash the Patriarchy" messaging as inconsistent with its actions.

Swaraj argued that the conduct amounted to an act of hypocrisy on Congress's part, pointing to incidents in which members of its own leadership had allegedly used physical force against female journalists and female police officers. Allegations that members of one party's leadership physically intimidated the other party's female activists have been met, she said, with a public declaration that those women would not be pressured into submission.

Swaraj added that the concerns of the eleven JNU women students had not yet been heard by Rahul Gandhi, and that her party stood by its commitment to seeking justice for them. She directed a pointed question at Gandhi, asking when he intended to address the matter publicly.

Rekha Sharma, who previously headed the National Commission for Women, told reporters that a number of female students had faced unwanted conduct and harassment under the cover of academic engagement, adding that the incidents involved more than one individual. Sharma stated that eleven girls had been subjected to sexual harassment.

According to accounts of the incidents, Sanjeev Singh, the organisation's national office-bearer, initiated a physical altercation. Allegations were brought forward that he made physical contact with female employees on multiple occasions, conducted himself in an indecent manner, and directed offensive language toward them.

Excerpts from various films were screened for the participants, who were also asked questions about their personal lives, including the nature of any romantic partnerships they might be involved in. Those present reported that the young women in the group were addressed in language witnesses described as offensive and inappropriate. Reports documented that the individuals in question had been subjected to sexual harassment.

Sharma drew attention to what she described as a gap between the Congress party's stated commitment to women's rights and its failure to take any action against the lawmaker in question, noting that the party had promoted slogans such as "Smash the patriarchy" while remaining publicly silent on the matter. No statement had come from any of the leaders, she said, and the broader group had remained publicly silent throughout.

Sharma told reporters that petitioning the Head of State had become the path the delegation intended to pursue, with parliamentary inaction cited as the reason, adding that the group planned to formally request the President to strip the individual of his membership in Parliament. No legislative action against him appeared to be forthcoming from Congress, she said. Turning to the President with a formal petition, she added, had become the one remaining path available to the group.

The petition was lodged after JNU's administration moved to pursue proceedings against Akoijam under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment framework — proceedings he has contested, characterising the allegations against him as driven by political motives rather than genuine grievance.

Akoijam's employment at JNU was terminated on 9 October, after an internal inquiry concluded into complaints of sexual harassment made against him. According to the order, the university's Internal Committee concluded its inquiry into Akoijam and put forward a recommendation for a substantial disciplinary penalty.

Eleven female students at JNU had lodged complaints of sexual harassment against the professor, who held an affiliation with the Centre for the Study of Social Systems within the School of Social Sciences. A formal complaint lodged by JNU's Chief Security Officer prompted Delhi Police to open a First Information Report into the matter.

Lodged at Vasant Kunj North Police Station and carrying a date of 11 October 2026, the FIR invoked four provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — Sections 75, 75(1)(i), 75(1)(iv), and 79. Officers confirmed that an investigation into the matter remains ongoing.