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Rahul and Kejriwal, 'don't politicize student's suicide

BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao attacked Rahul Gandhi for "unprincipled" behaviour, saying that the same Congress which had "harassed" dalit leader BR Ambedkar "all his life" was now trying to project itself as champion of dalit cause.
The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of politicizing the suicide of a dalit student at Hyderabad Central University and insisted that the issue had nothing to do with the victim being from the backward community.
Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi visited the University campus and alleged that the vice-chancellor and Union ministers did not act fairly in the case and demanded "strictest" punishment for those responsible for the student's death.

There are certain people who are responsible for this boy's death. The vice-chancellor is among them. The minister is among them and the people that have applied pressure on this boy from expressing his ideas are among them. Whoever is responsible for this "outcome" (the death) has to be punished in the strictest manner possible", the Congress vice-president said.

Muralidhar Rao alleged that Hyderabad student Rohith Vemula's suicide has been made into political issue by "Congress, section of media and some groups with vested interests".

Rao, in a series of tweets, said, "Suicide of Rohith Vemula has nothing to do with dalit issues or rights just because he was a dalit. It is merely politicizing of the issue."
"Disciplinary action was taken against Rohith at the advice of the court and even a lenient stand was taken by university authorities by permitting him to enter the campus except the hostel," he said.
"Rahul Gandhi's hurried visit to Hyderabad is an unprincipled behaviour and it is unfortunate that a national political party stoops to such levels.
"Congress did gross injustice to Dr BR Ambedkar and harassed him all his life. Now Rahul Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh championing dalit cause!!," he said.
"This youngster was put in so much pain that he had no option but to kill himself. But when you impose ideas on youngsters, and want only those ideas, then tragedies take place. Every student can come to the University - whether he belongs to any caste or religion. He should feel that I can say what I want to say," Rahul said in a series of tweets.
BJP leader Muralidhar Rao also hit out at the Delhi chief minister, saying, "Arvind Kejriwal, like always, is trying to fish in troubled waters in the politicized issue of Rohit Vemula suicide!"

Defending the action against the student, Rao said, "The context of the clash between student groups was Rohith's stand in support of terrorism, including that against hanging of Yakub Memon."

The BJP leader, who hails from Telangana, said Rohith's suicide note is self revealing. "Connecting with incidents related to his ideological adversaries is baseless and orchestrated," he said.

Rao had on Monday said that linking dalit aspect to Hyderabad student death is "objectionable" and it is an "orchestrated campaign to malign the BJP".

The dalit student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide on Sunday night, was among the five research scholars who were suspended by Hyderabad Central University (HCU) in August last year and also one of the accused in the case of assault on a student leader. They were also kept out of the hostel.

Union labour minister Dattatreya and Hyderabad university vice-chancellor Appa Rao and three others were on Monday named in an FIR lodged with the Cyberabad police over the alleged suicide of the dalit student.