New Delhi: Opposition Congress also condemned Delhi police brutality on protesting students here. Party said after having shed crocodile tears on the tragic suicide of Rohith Vemula, which was caused in the first place due to political intervention by BJP Ministers and questioning his identity- his caste, the BJP government and PM Narendra Modi are indulging in worst kind of Fascism and Autocratic behavior.
Citing a video which has been widely doing the rounds of the Social Media, Congress spokesperson said the Delhi police under the Central Government is seen brutally assaulting a silent protest by students of various Dalit organizations in front of the RSS headquarters.
The policemen did not even spare the women supporters, in certain scenes; they are seeing mindlessly pulling the hair of women students.
It said in a statement that the government has become completely apathetic to the voice of students in addition to being anti dalit and anti poor. They have time and again indulged in crushing dissent.
They first abetted the suicide of Rohith Vemula, then shed crocodile tears, then replaced by acting VC’s, and just before Congress Vice President’s visit to the Hyderabad University Campus to express solidarity amongst the family and students, replaced another one.
After that they questioned the caste of Rohith Vemula, reports were prepared by the Home Ministry to ascertain the exact caste and origin of Rohith and he was pronounced a ‘Non- Dalit’ by none less than Cabinet Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj.
This insane targeting of crushing dissent by using state machinery will not go down well with the youth of this country and we caution the Narendra Modi Government to exercise restraint, otherwise more passions will ignite.
The Party asked the Government to remove the VC of HCU, ensure proper compensation for Rohith Vemula’s family, as demanded and bring a law to end discrimination in Universities and colleges in the coming session of the Parliament.