Dismiss Dattatreya, Smriti Irani, demand left parties

Nizamabad: The Leftist parties comprising the CPM, CPI and CPI (ML) New Democracy and their student organizations like PDSU, SFI and AISF launched a three-day relay hunger strike at Dharna chowk in the town on Saturday as part of the state-wide agitation to dismiss the two Union Ministers Bandaru Dattatreya, and Smriti Irani from the Union government and immediately announce an additional ex-gratia to Rohith’s family.

Addressing the gathering, CPI (ML) New Democracy State Secretary V Prabhakar alleged that the two Union ministers and the Vice-chancellor of Hyderabad University P Apparao was indulging in caste- based politics in the University and were harming the interests of the dalit students. It would also affect the education system adversely, he added.

Prabhakar said that the University authorities caused lot of mental agony to the five dalit students by suspending them and it was unfortunate that they were not even allowed to enter into the hostels. As a result, Rohith Vemula was forced to commit suicide, he lamented.

On the occasion PDSU and other left parties student organizations took out a huge rally in the town in support of their relay hunger strike.

CPM district general secretary Dandi Venkat, New Democracy Leader Aakula Papaiah, PYL leader Godavari, PDSU leader Saritha, Sudhakar, Ravi and CPI leaders participated in the hunger strike.