New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday resumed his padyatra in Telangana’s Hyderabad. On Tuesday, Gandhi had visited Chaarminar and hoisted national flag.

In yesterday’s episode of Bharat Jodo Yatra, mother of PHD student late Rohith Vemula walked alongside Gandhi.

“Rohith Vemula is, and will remain a symbol of my struggle against social discrimination and injustice. By meeting Rohit’s mother, the steps towards the goal of the journey got new courage, and new strength to the mind,” wrote Rahul Gandhi on Twitter.

Vemula died by suicide in 2016 after a local unit of Akhil Bahratiya  Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student union of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), filed a complaint against the former.

Vemula also lost his fellowship of Rs 25,000 for raising “issues under the banner of the Ambedkar Students Association” (ASA). After which, the PHD scholar along with four others was thrown out of the hostel room for failing to pay the rent.

Having no place to stay, Rohith along with his friends had set up tents in the camps and staged protests. However, he was brutally ignored by the administration.

After which, Rohith died by suicide with a flag of ASA terming his birth a “fatal accident” in a letter found on him.

Bharat Jodo Yatra’s Itinerary Today

Starting from MGB Bajaj showroom Balanagar Main Road in the Hyderbad city. It will then halt at Hotel Kinara Grand and will resume from BHEL Bus stand at 4:00.

After which the rally will take a break near Hari Dosha, Muthangi. The Congress workers will stay Near Koulampet Opposite Ganesh Mandir, Rudram, for the night.

Today’s scene

#BharatJodoYatra लोक कलाओं का संगम स्थल बनती जा रही है।

भारतवासी अभी हर सुबह @RahulGandhi जी के जरिए तेलंगाना के रंगों से रूबरू हो रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/PE3z65s5iY

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 2, 2022