Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the suicide was caused due to "environment of intolerance developing in the society".
Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today attacked BJP government at the Centre over the suicide by a Dalit student and said it was caused due to "environment of intolerance developing in the society".
"It's a matter of concern for the country that a Dalit student is forced to take his life over his unpleasant treatment," Mr Kumar told reporters reacting to the incident at Hyderabad University.
"The forces that have emerged in the post-liberalisation phase have created an environment of intolerance in the society which poses a danger to growth in the country," he said in an apparent dig at BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
Expressing grief over Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula committing suicide following his suspension, Mr Kumar, a senior JD(U) leader, demanded an impartial inquiry into the incident.
Mr Kumar, who in partnership with RJD president Lalu Prasad won a landslide victory for the secular alliance in the Bihar assembly elections, emphasised on the "need for a Bihar-like grouping to fight the present challenge."
The Bihar chief minister also condemned the terrorists attack in a Pakistan's Bacha Khan University today and stressed on fighting terror at the ideological level together.
He was talking to reporters after a condolence meeting for veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan, which was attended by RJD president Lalu Prasad too.
"It's a matter of concern for the country that a Dalit student is forced to take his life over his unpleasant treatment," Mr Kumar told reporters reacting to the incident at Hyderabad University.
"The forces that have emerged in the post-liberalisation phase have created an environment of intolerance in the society which poses a danger to growth in the country," he said in an apparent dig at BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
Expressing grief over Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula committing suicide following his suspension, Mr Kumar, a senior JD(U) leader, demanded an impartial inquiry into the incident.
Mr Kumar, who in partnership with RJD president Lalu Prasad won a landslide victory for the secular alliance in the Bihar assembly elections, emphasised on the "need for a Bihar-like grouping to fight the present challenge."
The Bihar chief minister also condemned the terrorists attack in a Pakistan's Bacha Khan University today and stressed on fighting terror at the ideological level together.
He was talking to reporters after a condolence meeting for veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan, which was attended by RJD president Lalu Prasad too.
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