#MeToo: NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after sexual harassment charges

Khan denied the charges against him, but submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in mind the party's interests

On a day that two more women came out to allege sexual harassment at the hands of Union Minister M J Akbar from his time as a newspaper editor, National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Chief Fairoz Khan quit from his post following charges of sexual harassment.

The NSUI is the students’ wing of the Congress party, and was under pressure to take demonstrative action against its chief in wake of the #MeToo campaign. Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accepted Khan’s resignation, party sources said.

Addressing a public rally in Sheopur, in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Congress president said Narendra