India, April 18 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that his government will enact the Rohith Vemula Act, a law aimed at eliminating caste- and identity-based discrimination in educational institutions.

The assurance comes in response to a letter from Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who wrote to Siddaramaiah on April 16 urging the enactment of the Act in the state. Gandhi invoked the tragic deaths of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi, and Darshan Solanki - all young students who allegedly died by suicide after facing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions.

"The murder of bright young people like Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi and Darshan Solanki is simply not acceptable. It is time to put a firm end to this...