"Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have dismissed Union labourminister BandaruDattatreya as his name figures in the FIR over the allegedsuicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula. Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani should have also been shown the way as she, in order to shield her cabinet colleague, has refused government intervention on the issue," Mukesh Dhangar, NSUI state General Secretary said.
The NSUI led a large procession of students from BSA College to New Bus stand area here.
The NSUI leaderalso criticized Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)for its role in the incident.
"Onone side ABVP claims itself to be custodian of student community and on the other side, a student leader of ABVP had incited Rohith to commit suicide as his name figured in the FIR," he said.
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He noted that the student outfit will take the fight from roads to the Parliament if justice did not prevail.
V Rohith, a Dalit PhD scholar, was found hanging at the Hyderabad Central University's hostel room on January 17, triggering protests from fellow students as well as other educational institutes in various parts of the country.
The issue took a political turn with allegations that the extreme action by Rohith was a result of discrimination against dalit students at the behest of Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who had written a letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani, seeking action against their "anti-national acts".