Primary reports suggest Rohith Vemula not a Dalit: Oram

February 03, 2016 00:45

) Union Minister Jual Oram today said primary reports available with the Centre have suggested that Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad University research scholar who was found dead in his hostel room, was not a Dalit.

"Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit but everybody all over the country is trying to give colour to the student's death. His death was the result of a fight between two groups of students of the university," the Union Tribal Affairs minister said.

The report of the judicial commission set up to probe the incident will reveal the facts further, he said.

Addressing a 'Chai pe Charcha' programme, Oram said the law and order situation in West Bengal is now worse than what it was during the Left Front regime.

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