AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi demands sacking of M J Akbar

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New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Oct 10, 2018, 06:22 PM IST

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As the #MeToo campaign gathered momentum in India, some women journalists have come out and accused Akbar of sexually harassing them during his stint as a journalist

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday demanded the removal of M J Akbar from the Union Council of Ministers following allegations of sexual harassment against him.

As the #MeToo campaign gathered momentum in India, some women journalists have come out and accused Akbar, a former editor and now the minister of state for external affairs, of sexually harassing them during his stint as a journalist.

Three journalists have shown to the world the real face of the cabinet minister who heads MEA & those details are horrific. I demand that PM should immediately sack this minister. We'll wait and see if PM walks the talk: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi #MJAkbar pic.twitter.com/0wBXQBs1Bq
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

"@mjakbar shame on you and you stood in parliament during T Talaaq Bill & spoke about Muslim women empowerment & to stop their exploitation..," the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief tweeted.

"@PMOIndia sack this Minister of yours if you truly believe in Beti Bachao," the Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP said in another tweet.

Horrible this bloody perpetrator @mjakbar shame on you and you stood in parliament during T Talaaq Bill & spoke about Muslim women empowerment & to stop their exploitation, @PMOIndia sack this Minister of yours if you truly believe in Beti Bachao https://t.co/nTiRI7YIzk
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) October 10, 2018