Rohith Vemula's mother is like mother of Bhagat Singh: Kanhaiya
March 23, 2016  14:55
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JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar today said the Joint Action Committee for Social Justice of Hyderabad Central University will continue with its struggle until the Centre brings out 'Rohith Act'.


Kanhaiya, who landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad at around 11 am also said that he will participate and address a public meeting organised by the JAC on the HCU campus this evening, "if the police permits".


"Today, I will first meet Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika and his brother Raja. JAC has invited me to address a public meeting on HCU campus...If police allows me then I will definitely go to HCU and address the students," Kanhaiya told reporters at RGIA.


On meeting Rohith Vemula's mother, Kumar said, We will meet Rohit's mother, she is like the mother of Bhagat Singh.


"We have experience with JAC for various struggles and we will take this
fight forward...this struggle will continue until 'Rohith Act' is implemented...to fulfil his (Rohith) dreams of social justice on the campus," he said.


Notably, the mother and brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith, who had allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room on the campus on January 17, had last month met political leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechuri and KC Tyagi, seeking their support for enactment of a 'Rohith Act' against caste discrimination in educational institutions.



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