Rahul Gandhi Student Suicide

Radhika Vemula, the mother of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student of the University of Hyderabad who died by suicide in 2016 following alleged harassment walked with Rahul Gandhi briefly during the morning leg of the 'Yatra'.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today expressed his concern over the growing number of student suicides in Rajasthan's Kota, known for its numerous coaching centres prepping students for the highly competitive entrance exams for engineering and medical institutes.

Union Minister Smriti Irani today directed sharp jabs at Rahul Gandhi from his constituency Amethi, saying that she had seen him "smile away" during the debate in Parliament on Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad student whose suicide in January provoked a massive political controversy.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who joined students' protests at Jantar Mantar this afternoon over Hyderabad Central University Rohith Vemula's suicide last month and the ongoing JNU crisis said, "This government seems to be at war with the students of this country."

Lashing out at Rahul Gandhi over his protests at Hyderabad Central University, HRD Minister Smriti Irani today accused the Congress vice president of using education as "battle-ground" and students as "political fodder" to take revenge on her for posing a challenge in his Amethi constituency.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had joined student protesters in a mass hunger strike at the Hyderabad Central University, likened Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula - who committed suicide earlier this month - to Mahatma Gandhi. It is Rohith's birthday today and also the day Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.

Like the Congress, which insists on presenting Rahul Gandhi as a youth icon despite not being able to connect with the youth in two consecutive terms of the UPA, our people's Prime Minister and his government too seems to have lost the plot in dealing with students.

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today accused Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi of trying to "create gulf" in the society over the alleged suicide of a Dalit scholar at Hyderabad Central University and said no minister is going to resign.

Rejecting Congress' demand for resignation of Union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya over the suicide of a Dalit student at Hyderabad Central University, BJP today accused its vice president Rahul Gandhi of politicising the death.

Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today addressed students at the Hyderabad Central University where 26-year-old research scholar Rohith Vemula has committed suicide.

A high tide of politicians from different parties including the BSP and Trinamool Congress are making their way to Hyderabad to express their solidarity with students protesting against the suicide of 26-year-old Rohith Vemula. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will meet Mr Vemula's family.

Radhika Vemula, the mother of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student of the University of Hyderabad who died by suicide in 2016 following alleged harassment walked with Rahul Gandhi briefly during the morning leg of the 'Yatra'.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today expressed his concern over the growing number of student suicides in Rajasthan's Kota, known for its numerous coaching centres prepping students for the highly competitive entrance exams for engineering and medical institutes.

Union Minister Smriti Irani today directed sharp jabs at Rahul Gandhi from his constituency Amethi, saying that she had seen him "smile away" during the debate in Parliament on Rohith Vemula, the Hyderabad student whose suicide in January provoked a massive political controversy.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who joined students' protests at Jantar Mantar this afternoon over Hyderabad Central University Rohith Vemula's suicide last month and the ongoing JNU crisis said, "This government seems to be at war with the students of this country."

Lashing out at Rahul Gandhi over his protests at Hyderabad Central University, HRD Minister Smriti Irani today accused the Congress vice president of using education as "battle-ground" and students as "political fodder" to take revenge on her for posing a challenge in his Amethi constituency.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had joined student protesters in a mass hunger strike at the Hyderabad Central University, likened Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula - who committed suicide earlier this month - to Mahatma Gandhi. It is Rohith's birthday today and also the day Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.

Like the Congress, which insists on presenting Rahul Gandhi as a youth icon despite not being able to connect with the youth in two consecutive terms of the UPA, our people's Prime Minister and his government too seems to have lost the plot in dealing with students.

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today accused Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi of trying to "create gulf" in the society over the alleged suicide of a Dalit scholar at Hyderabad Central University and said no minister is going to resign.

Rejecting Congress' demand for resignation of Union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya over the suicide of a Dalit student at Hyderabad Central University, BJP today accused its vice president Rahul Gandhi of politicising the death.

Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today addressed students at the Hyderabad Central University where 26-year-old research scholar Rohith Vemula has committed suicide.

A high tide of politicians from different parties including the BSP and Trinamool Congress are making their way to Hyderabad to express their solidarity with students protesting against the suicide of 26-year-old Rohith Vemula. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will meet Mr Vemula's family.