NSUI President Fairoz Khan Resigns After Sexual Harassment Charges

Fairoz Khan submitted his resignation on Monday and the Congress president accepted his resignation on Tuesday.

File photo of NSUI President Fairoz Khan.

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National Students Union of India (NSUI) President Fairoz Khan stepped down from his position as he faces charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday, 16 October.

The NSUI is the student wing of the Congress party. Party President Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, PTI reported.

The Quint’s source in the NSUI said the decision has been taken after the three-member committee set up to look in to the matter found him guilty.

The committee was led by Sushmita Dev, the President of All India Mahila Congress.

“Fairoz was accused of sending lewd messages and sexual assault on a junior party member. The three-member committee to investigate the charges against Fairoz was led by President of Congress’ women wing All India Mahila Congress Sushmita Dev. The committee took cognisance of the complaint against Fairoz, who was made National Students’ Union of India President in August last year, on the day it was filed. The committee has found Fairoz guilty and he has been asked to take the exit route.”

A source to The Quint

The committee also said NSUI will be operating without Khan and will induct a new national president soon.

Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, had submitted his resignation on Monday, 15 October.

The party had set up a three-member committee to look into the issue after a woman levelled charges of sexual harassment against Khan in the Parliament Street police station, saying that she feared for her life.

(With inputs from PTI)