Medicos, activists stage protest over Dalit student's suicide

Activists and members of medical fraternity today held a protest here over the alleged suicide by a Dalit student of Hyderabad Central University and demanded the resignation of Union ministers Smriti Irani, Bandaru Dattatreya and the varsity's Vice Chancellor.
"These ministers who are jointly responsible for the overtly casteist action against the five students and should be removed from their office," said a memorandum submitted to the President by NGO 'Janhatakshep' and Progressive Medicos and Scientist Forum.
The protesters suggested setting up of a judicial commission to look into the "circumstances and reasons" under which Rohith Vemula committed suicide.
The protest, held at Jantar Mantar, was joined by various faculty members and students of AIIMS, JNU, Delhi University, Maulana Azad College and Lady Hardinge Medical College.