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Delhi student protests and emerging legislative response

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The conflict over the NEET‑UG paper‑leak has moved from a July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar to a parliamentary showdown. Security organized by the Cockroach Janata Party escalated when security forces used pellet‑guns, lathi‑charges and tear‑gas, injuring dozens, dozens including 19‑year‑old Sahil Lochab, who may lose an eye, and women protesters who reported reporting assaults. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah demanding to know who authorised clarification on the authorization of lethal crowd‑control measures and who the identity of plain‑clothes beaters were. On July 25, beaters, and called for an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the unrest, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on 25 July, and the Lok Sabha was adjourned after on 27 July as opposition MPs filed urgent debate notices. repeatedly raised slogans over the police action. The government announced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 to tighten penalties for exam paper leaks. The protest In parallel, a Bihar police officer, identified as Abhishek Patel, was organised by suspended after a video allegedly showed him firing an AK‑47 at protesters during a July 25 Bihar bandh, extending concerns about the Cockroach Janata Party, which use of lethal force beyond Delhi. Opposition parties have filed urgent discussion notices in both houses, and the Central Reserve Police Force has called for opened a review into the release of detained demonstrators across several states. Rapid Action Force’s alleged pellet‑round firing during the Delhi march.

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  5. 2026-07-27 03:29 UTC Delhi student protests and opposition backlash
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