MJ Akbar resigns after #MeToo allegations but why were BJP women leaders silent for so long?

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Channel: ThePrint · 2018 · News & Politics

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MJ Akbar on Wednesday resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs amid #MeToo sexual harassment allegations. The editor-turned-politican has been named in multiple accounts in the wake of the #MeToo movement in India.

Despite allegations, several BJP women leaders such as Smriti Irani, Nirmala Sitharaman, Uma Bharati, Sushma Swaraj have remained silent on the sexual harassment charges made against the minister.

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