The family of Dalit student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide in Hyderabad, on Wednesday urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to provide a government job to his younger brother.
“Kejriwal assured the family their demand will be sympathetically considered,” the official said. “Rohith’s mother requested the chief minister to provide a government job to the brother as the family does not have any source of income,” a Delhi government official said. Rohith's family has expressed its desire to leave Hyderabad and shift to the national capital as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal promised a job for his younger brother.
The Delhi cabinet is likely to take a decision on the issue later Wednesday. Vemula’s family refused to accept compensation offered by the government.
Research scholar Rohith Vemula committed suicide on January 17 after he and four other Dalit students were suspended in Hyderabad University following an alleged clash with a leader of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. The suicide triggered in different parts of the country.
