Sit-in protest
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 25 2016:
National
Students' Union of India,
Manipur State and Youth Con-
gress, Manipur staged a sit-in
against the death of Rohith
Vemula, a Ph D scholar of
Hyderabad University today in
front of Manipur University
gate.
Taking part in the sit-in,
president of Youth Congress,
Manipur, Amir Hussain said
the suicide of Vemula and
expulsion of five other stu-
dents on charge of assaulting
a student leader is a case of
discrimination against Dalits
and low status caste classes.
Union Minister for Human
Resource Development Smriti
Irani and the BJP should be
held responsible for the death
of the scholar, Amir Hussain
said.
He also demanded the
revocation of the suspension
of other scholars.
Amir further pledged to
carry on the agitation until the
resignation of the HRD Min-
ister from her post.