Congress, JD(U) seek adjournment motion in Parliament to discuss Rohith Vemula issue

Members from Congress and JD(U) have submitted a notice in the Rajya Sabha for an adjournment motion in the upcoming Budget session to discuss Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad Central University.

K C Tyagi from JD(U) and Bhalchandra Mungekar of Congress have sought suspension of the House business to discuss the issue when Rajya Sabha meets to transact its legislative agenda on February 24, a day after the beginning of the Budget session with President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint sitting of both the Houses.

Sources said, the leaders have sought to raise the issue of "discrimination" with Dalit students on University campuses.

There are indications that closing ranks on the issue, Opposition parties will try to corner the government in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav had described the Dalit student's suicide as a "national shame" and accused the government of working against the interests of deprived sections of the society.