India, April 18 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah urging the state government to enact the 'Rohith Vemula Act' against caste-based discrimination in educational institutions across the state.

The letter follows Gandhi's recent meeting with students and teachers from Dalit, Adivasi and OBC communities in Parliament, where he was reportedly told that caste discrimination is rampant in colleges and universities.

"It is very unfortunate that even after decades, lakhs of students are still facing caste discrimination in our education system," Gandhi said in a post on X, sharing a copy of his letter to Siddaramaiah.

"We could get no water because we were untouchables," Gandhi wrote in the le...