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Student demonstrations The July 20 "Sansad Chalo" march in Delhi on July 20, dubbed “Sansad Chalo,” were was met with police lathi‑charging, tear‑gas and pellet‑gun use. deployment, sparking a wave of follow‑up actions. The following day the Indian Youth Congress organized (IYC) organised a march second protest on July 30, marching from Kerala House to Jantar Mantar, Mantar with national president Uday Bhanu Chib leading protesters calling for placards demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation and demanding calling for a Supreme Court‑supervised inquiry. Court‑supervised, high‑level inquiry into the police response. IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib repeated accusations that Shah ordered the forceful dispersal, while Delhi Police maintained that only minimal force was used, while IYC members alleged a harsher crackdown. used. On July 31, Opposition opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused used his X account to allege that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of intimidating were silencing Generation Z by filing FIRs and removing disabling social‑media accounts after linked to the July 20 protest. protests. He called the duo “India’s past,” demanded a again urged an independent, Supreme Court‑monitored, high‑powered Court‑monitored committee to probe investigate alleged police brutality, and released new sharing video showing police evidence of lathi‑charging demonstrators and a civilian pushing a flag‑bearing student onto the road. The same day the Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill amid loud slogans calling for Shah’s resignation, and the Rajya Sabha adjourned after a procedural dispute. Families of injured Delhi police officers described their wounds in held a press conference, conference describing their wounds, while BJP MPs figures criticised Gandhi for politicising the incident. In parallel, Modi announced comprehensive education reforms and stricter anti‑paper‑leak legislation, citing an amendment to the Public Examination (Prevention opposition’s politicisation of Unfair Means) Act. the incidents. The episodes illustrate escalating tensions episode illustrates deepening tension between student activists, the ruling BJP government and opposition parties over the handling of youth dissent and related security legislation. measures.