NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday accused the Opposition of deceiving and exploiting the emotions of the mummy of Rohith Vemula, a student whose suicide in 2016 had sparked a significant political row, for petty political beneficial properties and likewise sought apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi over this.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal cited experiences that Vemula's mom Radhika Vemula had accused Indian Union Muslim League, a Kerala-based party, of no longer giving her the promised Rs 20 lakh to attend political rallies where false allegations against the BJP had been levelled.
"How long opposition parties will continue with such abhorrent tactics for petty political gains. The condition of the family (Vemula) was not good and she was promised money for political reasons so that she could share stage with opposition leaders and level allegations," he informed a press conference.
Baseless and incorrect allegations had been levelled, Goyal stated.
He stated Rahul Gandhi had also shared staged along with her and claimed that it will have to be discovered what allurements had been presented to her.
"The Congress president should apologise," he stated, claiming that opposition parties have been unmasked for their politics in line with lies.
The BJP condemns this low degree of politics and political misuse of such an incident, Goyal stated referring to the suicide. "People will not forget these parties," he stated.
Rohith Vemula, a PhD student at University of Hyderabad, had dedicated suicide within the campus on January 17, 2016. Opposition parties had blamed Vemula's alleged harassment by means of teams affiliated to the BJP and the RSS for his suicide, and had launched protests against the saffron party.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal cited experiences that Vemula's mom Radhika Vemula had accused Indian Union Muslim League, a Kerala-based party, of no longer giving her the promised Rs 20 lakh to attend political rallies where false allegations against the BJP had been levelled.
"How long opposition parties will continue with such abhorrent tactics for petty political gains. The condition of the family (Vemula) was not good and she was promised money for political reasons so that she could share stage with opposition leaders and level allegations," he informed a press conference.
Baseless and incorrect allegations had been levelled, Goyal stated.
He stated Rahul Gandhi had also shared staged along with her and claimed that it will have to be discovered what allurements had been presented to her.
"The Congress president should apologise," he stated, claiming that opposition parties have been unmasked for their politics in line with lies.
The BJP condemns this low degree of politics and political misuse of such an incident, Goyal stated referring to the suicide. "People will not forget these parties," he stated.
Rohith Vemula, a PhD student at University of Hyderabad, had dedicated suicide within the campus on January 17, 2016. Opposition parties had blamed Vemula's alleged harassment by means of teams affiliated to the BJP and the RSS for his suicide, and had launched protests against the saffron party.
BJP seeks Rahul Gandhi's apology over Rohith Vemula episode
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