NSUI national president Fairoz Khan
Faced with the charges of sexual harassment, NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI.
Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on October 15, saying he quit keeping in mind the party's interests.
According to sources, Khan said in his resignation letter that he has decided to step down since the charges against him are hurting the party's image.
He, however, has denied the charges against him.
The Congress had set up a three-member committee to look into the issue after a woman, a party worker from Chhattisgarh, levelled charges of sexual harassment against the chief of its students' wing.
The panel, which is talking to all the concerned parties, is yet to give its report, the sources said.
The woman had first complained against Khan in June. She had then met Gandhi and other senior leaders of the party demanding action against the NSUI president, who, she alleged, had sexually harassed her and her sister and some other women from the party.
She also lodged a complaint against him at the Parliament Street police station in September, saying that she feared for her life and security.
The allegations against Khan have come in the midst of the #MeToo movement gathering pace in the country.
( With inputs from PTI )
