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K'taka govt to enact Rohit Vemula Act to tackle caste-based discrimination
The Statesman Siliguri
|April 19, 2025
Within a little while of getting a missive from the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ending caste-based discrimination in education, Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah on Friday declared that Karnataka will introduce Rohit Vemula Act soon to tackle the issue.
As urged by Rahul Gandhi, the Karnataka chief minister said: "We will bring this legislation at the earliest to honour the dreams of Rohit, Payal, Darshan and countless others who deserved dignity, not isolation."
This story is from the April 19, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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