Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday claimed that CJP’s protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise were an attempt to “create anarchy” in the country, and hailed the central government for bringing the situation under control.
“The reality is that the Congress has failed to realise that it has lost its footing and that people have lost faith in it. “An MP has responsibilities, and so does a professor – a person whom students regard as a teacher, and in many cases, a figure worthy of reverence. The alleged sexual offences that have come to light are deeply concerning.
Because they have won under the same electoral system,” Paswan said, if the party genuinely believes that SIR is responsible for its electoral defeats, it should let all its elected representatives resign as a sign of protest.
What is even more troubling is the selective criticism by the Congress,” he said. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday dismissed professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, also a Congress MP, over sexual harassment complaints against him, an official order said, even as he termed his dismissal a “witch hunt” and questioned whether due process was followed. “Remaining silent in this manner is shameful, particularly for a party that gave the country its first woman prime minister,” Paswan said. “The Congress is unwilling to accept that it has lost public confidence,” he said, adding that the party was venting its frustration over electoral defeats. Responding to opposition’s remarks nudging him to resign because he was reportedly unhappy with the NDA government’s handling of the law and order situation in Bihar, Paswan said that “escaping from the situation was not a solution” and he would try to resolve the problems. Responding to an alleged harassment of a woman by a group of youths at the Mandar Hill in Bihar, days after similar incidents were reported in Jamui and Samastipur, Paswan had last month described such incidents as “shameful” and said the government should not “run away from accountability”.
