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India Jantar Mantar student protest

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After a the July 20 demonstration police action at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, opposition figures leaders intensified pressure on the government over the police response. parliamentary pressure. On 3 August, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge urged asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to appear before Parliament and to explain the use of lathi charges, pellet guns and tear‑gas, as well as alleged and raised questions about missing funds linked to the Shri Ram Mandir trust. He criticised the prime minister for avoiding parliamentary questioning. Two days later, on 5 August, later Rahul Gandhi held a press conference with the protesting students, accusing the government of intimidation and harassment while asserting that the demonstrators had not engaged in violence. been violent. BJP MP Sambit Patra rebutted, denying denied any firing at the protest and warning warned against politicising the students’ grievances. On 5 August 2026, Rahul 2026 Gandhi escalated the dispute by organising staged a walk‑out protest inside the Lok Sabha, demanding Home Minister that Amit Shah appear before Parliament be summoned and calling for a Supreme Court‑monitored inquiry into the alleged use of tear‑gas, baton and pellet‑gun fire that injured protesters on 20 July. Gandhi held further press meetings with use. He described the students, praising them students as “saviours of the Constitution” and alleging alleged government intimidation. BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia rebutted, accusing Gandhi of disrupting parliamentary business and diverting attention shifting focus from the government’s record of repatriating 274 fugitives from 36 countries, fugitives, a claim said to have generated about Rs 19,000 crore. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Gandhi to discuss breaking the deadlock, while opposition leaders insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also be summoned. Youth Congress activists staged parallel protests in Mumbai, alleging the authorities targeted peaceful students rather than investigating the alleged NEET paper‑leak perpetrators. paper‑leak. Later on 5 August, Gandhi led a march inside the Lok Sabha carrying a banner reading “Amit Shah Jawaab Do”, reiterating the demand for Shah’s appearance and a Supreme Court‑monitored probe, and met again with Rijiju. Youth Congress protests continued in Mumbai, maintaining the claim that the crackdown targeted students.

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