Slogans Disrupt PM Modi's Speech At Convocation In Lucknow

LUCKNOW:  Two protesters raised slogans, attempting to disrupt the Prime Minister's speech as he began speaking at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, where he was chief guest at a convocation ceremony. The protesters were swiftly escorted out by the police, who detained them for questioning. Both protesters wore blue stoles that Master's students at the university wear, Press Trust of India reported. The PM continued speaking through the brief commotion, in his speech reaching out to the family of 26-year-old Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide at a Hyderabad University on Sunday.