Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka Govt to enact Rohith Vemula Act

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the Karnataka government to enact the Rohith Vemula Act to prevent caste-based discrimination against students.

Citing his discussion with students from backward communities and recounting BR Ambedkar narrating the caste-based discrimination he faced during his students days, Gandhi wrote to chief minister Siddaramaiah in a letter dated April 16, "I know you would agree that what BR Ambedkar faced was shameful and should not be endured by any child in India. It is a shame that even today, millions of students from Dalit, Adivasi and OBC communities have to face such brutal discrimination in our educational system."

The letter said, "...It is time to put a firm end to this. I urge the Karnataka government to enact the Rohith Vemula Act so that no child of India has to face what Dr BR Ambedkar, Rohit Vemula and millions of others have had to endure."