Politics
What you need to know about Karnataka’s Rohith Vemula Bill
Radhika Vemula, alongside a banner featuring her son Rohith Vemula who was a student of University of Hyderabad | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Karnataka Rohith Vemula (Prevention of Discrimination, Exclusion or Injustice) (Right to Education and Dignity) Bill, 2026, received cabinet nod in April after months of deliberations and debates. The revised Bill aims to prevent exclusion and injustice while safeguarding the right to education and the dignity of students, teaching faculty, and non-teaching staff belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST). It guarantees equal access to education in all higher educational institutions across Karnataka, including public, private, charitable...