TIWN
AGARTALA, Jan 26 (TIWN): Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress on Monday held a protest, demanding resignation of Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani for her role in the circumstances leading to the unfortunate incident of suicide of a Dalit scholar of Hyderabad University Rohith Vemula.
Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress held a strong protest rally from congress Bhawan against the role of Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani for their alleged role in the matter.
The protest was led by Youth congress president Susanta Chowdhury, Youth congress leader Vicky Prasad and others.
This protest is for justice, which can be attained with the resignation of Union Ministers Smriti Irani.
The hundreds of activist of Youth Congress made the effigy of Smriti Irani and raised slogans for her resignation.
The youth congress activist hold protest rally from congress Bhawana and walked across several parts of the city.
In his death, Rohith Vemula has emerged as a symbol of protest against injustice and indignity.
The 26-year-old PhD student killed himself inside the campus of Hyderabad Central University.
Mr Vemula was a member of the Ambedkar Students' Association, which fights for the rights of Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) students on the campus.
He was one of five Dalit students who were protesting against their expulsion from the university's housing facility.
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