A group of BJP women parliamentarians visited Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet with President Droupadi Murmu, presenting a formal memorandum requesting action against Angomcha Bimol Akoijam — a Congress MP who also holds a professorial post at Jawaharlal Nehru University — in connection with sexual harassment allegations made against him.

The delegation comprised six individuals: Lok Sabha members Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bansuri Swaraj, and Malvika Devi; Rajya Sabha members S. Phangnon Konyak and Geeta Shakya; and BJP figure Rekha Sharma. The group called on the government to use constitutional mechanisms to address accountability gaps and protect women studying in universities and colleges.

Following a post-meeting interview with a television news outlet, New Delhi BJP parliamentarian Bansuri Swaraj directed remarks at the Congress party leadership, alleging that the organisation was protecting a lawmaker facing accusations. Swaraj also contended that a gathering of BJP women workers outside Congress headquarters the previous day had been orderly, and argued that the party's stated commitment to dismantling patriarchal structures had not been reflected in its conduct.

A BJP party spokesperson alleged institutional double standards within Congress, citing an assertion that Congress leadership had physically assaulted women journalists and women police officers. The spokesperson also alleged that BJP women workers faced physical aggression from Congress office-bearers, though Congress has not independently confirmed those accounts. BJP representatives stated the women involved would not yield to what they characterised as intimidation.

Rekha Sharma, who previously led the National Commission for Women, stated in attributed remarks that a number of female students had faced unwanted conduct and harassment during what were presented as academic interactions, adding that the incidents involved more than one individual. Sharma stated that eleven girls had been subjected to sexual harassment.

According to Sharma's account, excerpts from various films were screened for the students, and they were posed questions of a personal nature — including whether they were currently in a relationship and, if so, what form that relationship took. The girls were addressed in language that witnesses described as offensive and inappropriate. Reports indicate that the individuals in question experienced sexual harassment.

Sharma raised questions about the Congress party's position on women's rights, contending that the party, despite having publicly championed slogans such as "Smash the patriarchy," had not spoken out on the matter. She noted that no public statements had come from any of the leaders, with the group as a whole maintaining silence. She directed a pointed question at Rahul Gandhi, asking when he intended to address the matter publicly.

Sharma argued that, with the Congress party having taken no steps to hold the MP to account, petitioning the Head of State was the only avenue left to the delegation, which intended to formally request the President to strip the legislator of his parliamentary seat. She characterised a direct approach to the President as the last path left open to their group, adding that no legislative action against him appeared to be forthcoming from Congress.

Swaraj also stated that the voices of the eleven JNU women students had yet to reach Rahul Gandhi, and that her party would work to secure justice on their behalf.

Separately, allegations were made that Sanjeev Singh, who holds a national office-bearer position within the organisation, struck another person without prior provocation. Further allegations stated that he repeatedly subjected female employees to physical contact without consent, along with indecent conduct and the use of offensive language.

Proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment framework at JNU came after the university administration moved against Akoijam, who has disputed the allegations and described them as driven by political motives. Akoijam's employment at JNU was terminated without notice on 9 October, after an internal inquiry into sexual harassment complaints against him concluded.

According to the memorandum presented to the President, the university's Internal Committee had conducted an inquiry into Akoijam and, on the basis of its conclusions, put forward a disciplinary recommendation against him. Eleven female students at JNU 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 Jawaharlal Nehru University's Chief Security Officer prompted Delhi Police to open a case under a First Information Report. Lodged at Vasant Kunj North Police Station and carrying a date of 11 October 2026, the FIR invokes four provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — Sections 75, 75(1)(i), 75(1)(iv), and 79. An investigation into the matter remains ongoing, according to police.