DCW Chief urges PM Modi to oust MJ Akbar

Delhi | Friday | 12th October, 2018

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“I urge you (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) to not to let this movement get suppressed and help women victims to fight their battles for justice,” she added. It is not right that a man holding such a significant post continues to be in office even after facing flak from several women for alleged sexual misconduct,” she said. New Delhi: The chairman of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, on Friday penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to oust Minister of State (MoS) External Affairs MJ Akbar from the government on grounds of alleged sexual misconduct. She also urged the Centre to set up more fast tracks courts and deploy more police across the country so that the women victims can get speedy justice. In her letter, Maliwal urged the Prime Minister to set up an investigation committee at the earliest and initiate a probe against the people who have been accused of sexual misconduct..