Maya raises student suicides, blames ‘caste exploitation’

Government neglect, lack of rule of law and increasing caste exploitation are leading to increasing cases of suicide in higher educational institutes..

The governments need to take urgent steps to check the trend, Maya said.. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday expressed concern at reports of student suicides specially in higher educational institutes, blaming the caste-based system for it..

The remarks were made on the occasion of her mentor and party founder Kanshirams birth anniversary on Wednesday, just over a month after an 18-year-old Dalit student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Bombay allegedly died by suicide on February 12...

Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), a student body within IIT Bombay, had blamed the institute for failing to create inclusive spaces for Dalits and tribals and referred to the alleged suicide as institutional murder, a charge vehemently denied by IIT Bombay...

Student suicides whether in Kota, or in higher educational institutes, are a matter of concern and I think its time the government did something about it, said Irshad Ilmi, a political expert...

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