BJP MP Varun Gandhi recalled how he broke down after reading a suicide letter written by the Hyderabad University Ph.D scholar Rohit Vemula before he hanged himself on the campus in January 2016.

Varun Gandhi says Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made him cry

Rohit’s suicide had kicked up a huge uproar across the country, with many dalit organisations and opposition parties holding protests seeking ‘justice’ for the deceased.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi addressing a rally in Indore

Varun said though Constitution didn’t discriminate along the caste and religion basis, “the fact is 37 per cent dalits in the country are Below Poverty Line (BPL).”