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Rahul Gandhi Demands Accountability From Amit Shah over Violence on Students During CJP's Sansad March
Gandhi cited pellet guns, tear gas and lathi charge, and asked who authorized the police action after a 19-year-old student was badly injured.
- On Saturday, July 25, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding accountability for the "barbaric assault" on students protesting in Delhi on July 20.
- Demonstrations began at Jantar Mantar regarding the NEET paper leak, escalating when students marched toward Parliament under the Cockroach Janata Party banner on July 20, triggering a police crackdown.
- Gandhi cited 19-year-old student Sahil Lochab, who is "likely to lose an eye" after being hit by 12-bore pellet guns. Experts identified the weapons in protest videos as 12-bore pump-action rifles.
- In his letter, Gandhi questioned whether Shah approved the use of "lethal force" including pellet guns against students and demanded to know who authorized plain-clothed personnel beating protesters.
- The issue coincides with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation on Friday, as the opposition prepares to raise the alleged police misconduct in Parliament amid escalating political pressure.
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Opposition protests in Parliament over police action on students
New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in the Parliament House complex on Monday over alleged “police brutality” against student protesters during the agitation on the NEET paper leak issue and demanded Home Minister Amit Shah’s apology. Carrying placards and a large banner, several MPs protested in front of the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament. They raised slogans, demanding …
·Hyderabad, India
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'System downright murderous against students": Rahul Gandhi steps up offensive against govt over police action on students
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, accusing the administration of being "murderous" towards the student community.
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