NEW DELHI, Feb 28: As per reports, opposition parties have said that they will move privilege motion against HRD Minister Smriti Irani over her remarks in Parliament on the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderbad Central University.Congress along with CPI(M) and JD(U) accused Ms Irani of willfully misleading"Parliament, hitting back at the minister who had targeted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and the Left during a debate on JNU and Hyderabad University controversies.
"The HRD Minister has not only been economical with truth but has also willfully misled Parliament on the unfortunate suicide of a young Dalit student, Rohith Vemula," Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik and senior spokesperson Selja alleged.(Agencies)
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