The resignations were spurred by the death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy who was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher for touching a drinking water pot in Jalore.
A Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher allegedly assaulted him for drinking water from a pot meant for "upper castes" threatens to turn into a political crisis for the ruling Congress.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar reacted to the murder of a Dalit boy in Rajasthan and said that even after 75 years of Independence, the caste system remains India's greatest enemy.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rajasthan education minister B D Kalla on Tuesday said that the government was in the process of terminating the affiliation of the private school in which a minor Dalit boy was beaten up who later succumbed to injuries. India News | Rajasthan Dalit Killing: Jalore Pvt School to Get Affiliation Cancelled.