Opposition MPs on Thursday staged a protest at Makar Dwar in the Parliament complex while demanding a response from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the July 20 police action against protesting students. The MPs from various INDIA bloc parties gathered at Makar Dwar around 10.30 am, holding placards asking, "Amit Shah sansad se gayab kyun?"
This comes amid a political row over police action against students during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march in Delhi. The students at Jantar Mantar were protesting against the 2026 NEET paper leak on the call of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Earlier on Wednesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge backed Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's demand for accountability, alleging that the BJP was responsible for a "lethal attack" on the youth. In a post on X, Kharge said, "Pellet gun fire was used against our youth, against our students. Either this happened with the authorisation of Home Minister Amit Shah, or it happened without his top-down direction. Both scenarios reflect the irresponsibility of the Home Minister or the Prime Minister. The BJP is guilty of launching a lethal attack on the youth — this is the truth."
Rahul Gandhi had alleged that Amit Shah was "either culpable or incompetent". He demanded an independent probe monitored by the Supreme Court. The opposition MPs also protested over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Thursday.
As this happened, Parliament cleared the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The amendments to the bill seek to strengthen the legal framework against examination-related malpractices by enhancing punishments for paper leaks, constituting a Special Task Force for investigations and providing for Special Fast Track Courts to ensure time-bound trials. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after an extended debate marked by heated exchanges between the Treasury and Opposition benches over paper leaks and the handling of student protests.
Congress demands Shah's resignation -
Cngress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday hit out at the Centre over police action against protesting students during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march, alleging that the government used force against protesting youth and later filed FIRs and detained them despite an assurance that no action would be taken against them. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask for Union Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation, saying, "If there's even a shred of shame left, get Amit Shah's resignation."
"When the students withdrew their movement, now you're filing FIRs against them out of a sense of revenge, forcibly detaining them. The youth withdrew the movement on the condition that no action would be taken against them, and now your governments have gone back on their own word," Kharge, who is the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rajya Sabha, said.
"You're getting the youth's social media accounts blocked, and girls are being doxxed. The arrogance is such that Home Minister Amit Shah didn't even set foot in the Parliament House, kept fearing to give a statement on accountability," he said.
Kharge further criticised the government, saying, "Now these won't work as Face-Saving, Image Protection tactics anymore; the youth already knows your truth."
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