[Adding to the points made, Rohith’s friend Vijay Kumar said, “We have all faced incredible humiliation already, yet the honourable minister continues to lie and make theatrical comments in Parliament. We are aware that she used to be an actor, but it’s time she stopped acting and started telling the truth about this matter. Rohith’s brother, Raja Vemula said, “Irani ji, this the real world and we as a family have lost Rohith and his grandmother. Our grandmother died because of harassment by the police who perpetually questioned our caste identity. The police is not competent to enquire about caste, only the district magistrate is. Both, my mother and I have already deposed our magistrate and proved our caste. We have our SC certificates to prove the same.]
I/II. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/smriti-irani-resorted-to-blatant-lies-in-parliament-rohith-vemulas-mother/ Rohith Vemula’s mother has a request for Smriti Irani: Stop spreading lies Radhika Vemula, flanked by her other son Raja, said BJP will be decimated to the ground if PM does not take any action against Irani . Written by Kedar Nagarajan | New Delhi | Updated: February 27, 2016 8:30 am Rohith’s mother, brother in New Delhi on Friday. (Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey) Mother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit student who committed suicide at Hyderabad University last month, has accused Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani of spreading “blatant lies” in Parliament about the events surrounding her son’s death. Addressing a press conference along with Rohith’s brother Raja and friend Dontha Prashant, Radhika responded to several observations that Irani had made and urged her to “end her spree of misrepresenting facts”. Vemula committed suicide after he was suspended by the university, along with five other Dalit students including Prashant, for allegedly assaulting an ABVP leader. On Friday, Radhika said the BJP would be “decimated to the ground” if Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not intervene and take action against Irani and her Cabinet colleague Bandaru Dattatreya, who had written multiple letters to her seeking action against Rohith, alleging anti-national activities. Radhika said, “There is no bigger insult to a mother than her son being called anti-national. At Ambedkar University, Narendra Modi referring to Rohith said, that India has lost a son. This is the same son that his Cabinet Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has called anti-national. If he believes this, why has he not taken action against Bandaru Dattatreya and Smriti Irani.” Prashanth, a student of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), elaborated on points that he said Irani ‘falsified’. Referring to her comment that no police or medical personnel were allowed to examine Rohith’s body the day he was found dead, Prashanth said, “This is false and malicious on the part of the honourable HRD Minister. On the day that Rohith passed away, his body was discovered at 7pm and Dr Rajshree arrived at the spot at around 7:30. Second, the suggestion that no police were present is ludicrous. There is video evidence on Facebook of police being present on campus. Circle Inspector Gachibowli, Ramesh, had arrived on campus by around 7.30 pm.” Prashant said another observation of Irani that UoH Chief Warden Nagaraju was part of the enquiry committee that looked into Rohith’s matter was also false. “Our chief warden was never a part of the enquiry, this is yet another false claim and there will be administrative proof of the fact that he was never part of the enquiry committee,” he said. According to Prashant, Irani also told Parliament that the government had no role to play in the appointment of the executive committee that suspended Rohith and his four friends. “This is also false. Her government and not the former appointed the Executive Council headed by vice chancellor Appa Rao Poddile. She also lied about there being an SC member on the council. There was never an SC member on this council,” he said. Another point raised was the fact that Irani suggested that Rohith had received his stipend in November. Prashanth said, “Rohith’s letter was proof of the fact that this was false. He had not received his stipend for seven months and was unable to send money home. The committee that suspended us banned us from administrative places, common places and our hostel rooms and till the suspension was revoked we were staying outside the campus and sometimes on the road. We did not have access to the food that the university hostel gave us either at that point in time.” ***Adding to the points made, Rohith’s friend Vijay Kumar said, “We have all faced incredible humiliation already, yet the honourable minister continues to lie and make theatrical comments in Parliament. We are aware that she used to be an actor, but it’s time she stopped acting and started telling the truth about this matter.”*** [Emphasis added.] ***Rohith’s brother, Raja Vemula said, “Irani ji, this the real world and we as a family have lost Rohith and his grandmother. Our grandmother died because of harassment by the police who perpetually questioned our caste identity. The police is not competent to enquire about caste, only the district magistrate is. Both, my mother and I have already deposed our magistrate and proved our caste. We have our SC certificates to prove the same.”*** [Emphasis added.] II. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rohith-vemula-suicide-smriti-irani-is-lying-says-dalit-scholar-s-mother-2182683 Rohith Vemula suicide: Smriti Irani is lying, says Dalit scholar's mother DNA WEB TEAM | Fri, 26 Feb 2016-05:32pm , dna webdesk Rohith Vemula's mother also claimed that the letter forwarded from HRD Ministry branded her son as 'anti-national' and 'extremist'. Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's mother on Friday claimed that the HRD Ministry had labelled her son as 'anti-national' and 'extremists'. Addressing a press conference, Rohith's mother said, "Smriti Irani is lying and diverting issue, he never received the stipend for seven months. Letters that were forwarded from HRD Ministry indicated that students were branded as anti-national and extremists. I demand an explanation as to how my son became anti-national and extremist." Speaking at the same conference, Rohith's friend demanded action against Smriti Irani for making 'false statements'. Also read: 'My name is Smriti Irani, now tell my caste' "We want to expose false words being propagated by minister Smriti Irani in Parliament. Why is no action being taken against Smriti Irani who is repeatedly giving false statements?" he asked. He further said that Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya branded his friend Rohith as an extremist and PM Modi did not take any action against the minister. "PM Modi said India has lost her son. I want to ask him, if India has lost her son, same son was branded as anti-national, same son was branded as extremist by your Cabinet Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, what action has PM Modi taken against him?" Rohith Vemula's mother and friend (Image Courtesy: ANI Twitter) Rohith's friend said that Smriti Irani in Parliament had said that the Chief warden was part of the committee, however he never was. "She can go and check, he never was. Another lie," he says. "Union Ministers Thawar Chand Gehlot and Smriti Irani claiming that Rohith Vemula is not a dalit. Let inquiry process come out. There is already a caste certificate which states that Rohith was a SC," he added. Smriti Irani on Wednesday pointed out that according to a report submitted to the Telangana High Court, the police had reached Rohith's hospital at 7:20 pm when they found the body. "The police said that when they reached the hostel, they found the room open and the dead body was on the table. A hand written suicide note was found. The suicide note that was left behind does not blame anyone," she said. "This is not my submission. This is what the police said. No one allowed a doctor near this child, to revive this child. Instead, his body was used as a political tool. No police was allowed till 6:30 am the following morning. Who tried to help this child?" she asked. However, Chief Medical Officer M. Rajshree, who confirmed Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's death, has rebuffed HRD Minister Smriti Irani's claims in Parliament, saying she had reached the scene in three-five minutes. (Related read: Chief Medical Officer contradicts Smriti Irani's claims in Parliament) "It was January 17, at around 7. 20 p.m to 7.30 p.m when I received a call NRS hostel telling that one students has attempted suicide please rush to the place, I reached the place within three to five minutes," Rajshree told ANI. (With ANI inputs) -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
