Jump to content

Guntur Collector's Report : Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit - Studio N


timmy

Recommended Posts

University of Hyderabad student, Rohith Vemula's suicide has stormed the nation and the political leaders tried hard to get a mileage out of it. There was much controversy about his caste also and it was said that Rohit Vemula belonged to Scheduled Caste. Now, news is doing rounds that Guntur Collector has submitted a report to the National SC Commission, stating that Rohit Vemula was not SC but belonged to BC caste. Collector mentioned that Rohit Vemula studied till 10 th grade with BC certificate and produced illegally aquired SC certificate for Degree

http://www.ap7am.com/lv-247319-guntur-collectors-report-rohith-vemula-was-not-a-dalit.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Show-cause notice served on Rohith’s family on caste

Rohith Vemula   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement 14VJ__ROHITH_VEMULA

 

A show-cause notice has been served by the Guntur District Collector on Rohith Vemula’s mother, Radhika, to prove her claim that she belongs to Scheduled Caste within 15 days, else the caste certificates issued to her family members would be cancelled. The notice follows a revenue inquiry ordered on the caste status of Ms. Radhika.

In a dramatic twist in the case, the Collector, who submitted to National Commission for Scheduled Castes in April 2016 that Rohith belonged to the SC community, has ordered a re-enquiry on the identity of the caste.

Dalit and student associations have alleged that the re-inquiry had been ordered under pressure from BJP-led Union government and the TDP government in the State.

But the family said that it would file a fitting reply to the notice. Raja Chaitanya, brother of Rohith, said his family is mulling taking the battle to the courts challenging the revenue enquiry.

“I had a humiliating experience of being subjected to grilling by RDO, Gurazala, and many revenue personnel on November 2. They subjected me to humiliation asking repeatedly as to how I have supported my family, as I have separated from my husband,” said Ms. Radhika.

Rohith, a research scholar, UoH, committed suicide in a hostel room on January 17, 2016.

The Cyberabad police filed a case under Section of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities (PoA) Act, 1989 in which Vice Chancellor Podili Appa Rao, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, BJP MLC N Ramachandra Rao and ABVP leaders Susheel Kumar and Krishna Chaitanya have been named.

The committee headed by Joint Collector, Guntur, has recorded sworn-in statements from Mani Kumar, husband of Radhika; Raghavamma, mother of Mani Kumar; and Raja Chaitanya.

The committee, in its findings, has quoted the Supreme Court judgment in the VV Giri vs DS Dora case in AIR 1959 SC 1318 (1327) held that the test to determine whether a child born has been accepted by SC community stems from the way he has been brought up and the surroundings. The committee held that Radhika and her children have lived in colony inhabited by the Vaddera community. The committee held that the burden of proof lies on the individuals to support their SC status. “This is nothing but a concerted attempt to dilute the case and save the skin of the Vice-Chancellor and BJP Ministers. The statement of my mother, Anjani Devi, before Joint Collector in February 2016 clearly stated that I born in a SC family, was adopted by her. When my identity has been revealed to my husband, he began to abuse me forcing me to leave home,” a defiant Radhika told The Hindu on Monday.

 

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Show-cause-notice-served-on-Rohith’s-family-on-caste/article17298893.ece

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...