J Muthukrishnan J MuthukrishnanThe death of JNU M.Phil student J Muthukrishnan caused a flutter in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. During Zero Hour, Raja said the Dalit student from Tamil Nadu had died in “pathetic” and “mysterious” circumstances and asked what was happening in central universities. Yadav demanded that HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar answer the questions, while Ansari said this was not the first instance of discrimination in JNU. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured that the father’s demand will be considered, Sitharaman told MPs. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar assured the House of “suitable action” and said the entire House shared the grief over the death.

Source: Indian Express March 15, 2017 22:07 UTC