Protests at Hyderabad University once again, students break open gates
April 06, 2016 13:17
After weeks of quiet, protests erupted once again this morning at the Hyderabad Central University, which has been a volatile zone for months over the suicide of PhD student Rohith Vemula in January.
Protesting students who demanded Vice Chancellor Appa Rao's removal were taken into custody as they broke open the campus gates. The students had tried to approach Rao's office past heavy security and barricades.
The clashes took place as the university - which has been ranked among the country's best - discussed the appointment of an ombudsman, an anti-discrimination officer and an Equal Opportunity Cell.Students demanded that the Vice Chancellor be kept out of the process to select an ombudsman alleging that "he is also under scrutiny" for his role in Vemula's suicide.
26-year-old Rohith Vemula hung himself on January 17, days after he was banned from the hostel and other areas on campus over clashes with an activist from a BJP-linked students' group.
Protesting students who demanded Vice Chancellor Appa Rao's removal were taken into custody as they broke open the campus gates. The students had tried to approach Rao's office past heavy security and barricades.
The clashes took place as the university - which has been ranked among the country's best - discussed the appointment of an ombudsman, an anti-discrimination officer and an Equal Opportunity Cell.Students demanded that the Vice Chancellor be kept out of the process to select an ombudsman alleging that "he is also under scrutiny" for his role in Vemula's suicide.
26-year-old Rohith Vemula hung himself on January 17, days after he was banned from the hostel and other areas on campus over clashes with an activist from a BJP-linked students' group.
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