Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rohith Vemula’s mother joins Rahul

Rahul with Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika during the yatra on Tuesday. Pic/ANI

"Rohith Vemula is and will remain a symbol of my struggle against social discrimination and injustice," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday at the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, remembering the Dalit student who killed himself in 2016 following alleged harassment.

Rohith's mother Radhika Vemula met Gandhi and walked with him briefly during the morning leg of the Yatra. "Extended solidarity to Bharat Jodo Yatra, walked with Rahul Gandhi, and called upon Congress to save Constitution from BJP-RSS assault, Justice for Rohith Vemula, passing Rohith Act, increasing representation of Dalits, oppressed sections in higher judiciary, education for all," Radhika Vemula tweeted after the meeting.

The death of the 26-year-old Dalit student on January 17, 2016, triggered a nationwide agitation against casteism in institutions of higher learning. Gandhi had joined the student protests over the suicide of Rohith.

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