Central ministers drove Rohith to suicide: Kejriwal joins Jantar Mantar march

February 23, 2016 16:29

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined the protest march at Jantar Mantar in support of the Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula who committed suicide earlier. Addressing students, the Delhi CM said, "In Rohith Vemulas case, two Union ministers interfered in the case regularly. He was suspended after that."

While addressing the march, the Delhi CM was heckled by a protester. When he was tried to stop, Kejriwal said, "Let him protest.we believe in freedom of expression."

Earlier, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had also attended the march and slammed the NDA government for keeping mum on the Dalit student's suicide. The Congress VP also said that it the RSS only wanted to propagate old ideologies and try to silence those who wanted to speak and think of a new future.

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