Mj Akbar Resignation

MJ Akbar resigns: Junior minister says 'appropriate to step down' from MEA post as he fights 'false accusations' in court

MJ Akbar resigned from the External Affairs Ministry a day before a court is scheduled to hear his criminal defamation suit against Priya Ramani.

#MeToo in India: By not asking MJ Akbar to go, BJP is on the wrong side of ethics, risks its equity with voters

It was presumed Akbar would be made to quit because the allegations against him have generated terrible headlines. These have subliminally undermined the government’s own boast of the many measures it has taken to empower women, such as the Beti Padhao Beti Bachao programme.