What Ms.Irani said: It was the Executive Council appointed by the UPA Government that expelled him.
Fact: The decision to expel him first was taken during the temporary tenure of Professor R.P. Sharma in September 2015 and a proctoral board under him. This was revoked pending inquiry, following which an EC sub-committee was formed under Appa Rao Podile, an appointee of the BJP Government. It is the final decision of this committee that led to the expulsion of Rohith Vemula and...
What Smriti said… and what she didn’t
Fact: The decision to expel him first was taken during the temporary tenure of Professor R.P. Sharma in September 2015 and a proctoral board under him. This was revoked pending inquiry, following which an EC sub-committee was formed under Appa Rao Podile, an appointee of the BJP Government. It is the final decision of this committee that led to the expulsion of Rohith Vemula and...
What Smriti said… and what she didn’t