“Instead his body was used as a political tool”, Irani had said. Prabhakar, convenor of University of Hyderabad’s Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, said, “Sonia Gandhi assured us that she will stand with the family till there is justice”. No one allowed a doctor near the child, to revive this child. Radhika Vemula accused Irani of using theatrics to lie about the death of her son, in the Parliament.
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While Irani has yet to officially respond, the exchange had Twitter speculating on her possible reaction.
“It was January 17, at around 7.20 pm to 7.30 pm when I received a call NRS hostel saying that one students had attempted suicide”.
Former Lok Sabha secretary general Subhash Kashyap said: “If a person says on the floor of the house something which is incorrect or untrue and does so to wilfully, deliberately to mislead the house, then a question of privilege may be involved”.
Meanwhile, Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika once again called Irani a liar. K.T.S. Tulsi and Mr. Tyagi will also move privilege motions against the Minister.
Yesterday, Vemula’s family and friends had attacked Irani, calling her speech in Parliament a set of “absolute lies”. “The Prime Minister said India has lost her son”.
“The Executive Council that socially boycotted five Dalit research scholars was headed by the newly appointed vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile who was appointed by BJP government”, said Prashanth.
Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said the issue is already listed for a discussion later in the day and if the House agreed, it could be taken up right away.
The HRD minister made an emotional pitch on Vemula’s suicide, insisting that her ministry had no role in his death and the deceased himself had said in his suicide note that nobody should be held responsible for his action.
Addressing a packed press conference at the Indian Women’s Press Corps here, Radhika also demanded an explanation from the PM on Rohith being branded “anti-national” and an “extremist”.
Labour minister Dattatreya had written to Irani’s ministry charging the Ambedkar Students Association, to which the suspended students belonged, with attacking an ABVP leader and with protesting 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon’s hanging.
Can a minister or a member of the parliament read out from a document whose veracity is yet to be ascertained?
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Congress, along with CPM and JD(U), accused Irani of “willfully misleading” Parliament, hitting back at the minister who had targeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the Left during a debate on JNU and Hyderabad University controversies. Why did she selectively pick only those quotes?
