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Athawale trying to gain ‘mileage’ on Rohith Vemula issue

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Following the footsteps of other political parties Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale too has come forward to politicise Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide incident. Condemning the incident, Athawale said that Rohith was victimised and called for a probe into this matter. He is planning to launch a massive protest to demand justice for the victim. Instead of helping Rohith’s family, Athawale is trying to rake up this issue to derive political mileage. Vemula’s death has sparked off massive protests by students across the country. Even the Congress has raked up this issue for reviving itself ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the University of Hyderabad to interact with protesting students.

Politicising the issue Ramdas Athawale said, “It’s an unfortunate that Rohith Vemula had to end his life in this manner. A probe should be conducted for ascertaining the truth and strict action must be taken against the person responsible for this incident. We will hold protest to express solidarity for Rohith.”

A FIR has being filed against local BJP MP and Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya under the SC/ST Act and on charges of abetment to suicide. Rohith Vemula, the dead student, was among five research scholars who were suspended by the varsity in August last year and also one of the accused in the case of assault on an ABVP leader. They were also kept out of the hostel. The university had stopped paying Rohith his monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000 from July, 2015.

Rohith was found hanging in the hostel room located on the varsity campus on January 17. His suicide note read: “I feel a growing gap between my soul and my body. And I have become a monster.”

SFI, NSUI students launched an agitation on 18 January outside HRD Ministry in the national capital. They had resorted to stone pelting and breaking barricades.

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