Hyderabad: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined the protest with the students of Hyderabad Central University (HCU). The students were on a 18-hour mass hunger strike over the suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula. On January 17, Rohith was found hanging inside a hostel room in the university.
Rahul Gandhi said, “I am here today at the request of Rohith’s friends and family, to stand with them in their fight for justice.”
“A young life full of dreams and aspirations was cut short. We owe it to him, to the memory of Gandhiji, to every single Indian student who dreams of an India free from prejudice and injustice,” he added.
This is the second visit of Rahul Gandhi to the city since the death of Rohith. Earlier, he visited the University on January 19 and met the family members of Rohith and students of the University.
