2 All India Students' Association's (AISA) Insaaf March in Kolkata also faced similar violence. Students of Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) staged a protest in the heart of the national capital marking the death anniversary of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) student Rohith Vemula. ALSO READ|Rohith Vemula's first death anniversary: Hyderabad University students prevented from protestingAccusing the Modi government of indulging in inaction, series of casteist and political victimisation in universities, students staged a protest in Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad. January 17 marks the one year anniversary of the day PhD scholar Rohith Vemula was found hanging in his hostel room. ALSO READ| Rohith Vemula's death anniversary: Hyderabad University administration, students face off likely over observing Shahadat Din

Source: India Today January 17, 2017 19:31 UTC