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Never influenced UoH: Dattatreya
Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been at the centre of a row following the suicide of dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, clarified that he did not put any pressure on the university authorities to suspend any student.
My role was only limited to forwarding the 2 representations
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been at the centre of a row following the suicide of dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, clarified that he did not put any pressure on the university authorities to suspend any student.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Union minister said that he had only forwarded two representations he received from the ABVP to the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development. He said he received a representation from the ABVP on August 10, 2015 and forwarded it to the ministry with a covering letter hoping that the situation in the campus will change for better.
Dattatreya, who is a member of the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad, said he received another representation on August 29 and forwarded it to the HRD ministry. "I have in no manner influenced any decisions made by the University of Hyderabad in this case directly or indirectly by simply forwarding these two representations to the concerned ministry.
My role was only limited to forwarding these two representations. I would have happily forwarded representations of any other student body if they approached me," he said.Dattatreya extended his heartfelt condolences to Rohith's family.
"Since my entry into politics in the 80's, I have always been a leader connected to the downtrodden and all sections of the society on a daily basis, whether or not in any position of power. Taking representations from common people, constituents and forwarding them to concerned ministries is what I consider my earnest responsibility by being an elected representative," he added.
