Parliament Heats Up As Rahul Accuses Shah, BJP Rejects Claims

New Delhi – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah be sacked and that a Supreme Court-monitored probe be ordered into the alleged “brutal treatment” of protesting students, including claims of pellet gun use. The BJP rejected the allegations as “lies” and asked Gandhi to apologise.

What Rahul Gandhi Alleged

Speaking during the Lok Sabha debate on the anti-paper leak bill, Gandhi accused Shah of being responsible for police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak.

He presented two scenarios: 

1. If Shah ordered the action — he is “culpable” 
2. If Shah did not know — he is “incompetent” 

“In both cases, he should resign,” Gandhi said outside Parliament. 

At an AICC press conference later, he alleged that students were hit with lathis and pellet guns during the July 20 protest march to Parliament. He also claimed that Delhi Police and RAF report to the Home Ministry, so such action could not happen without the Home Minister’s approval. 

Gandhi further alleged that facial recognition was being used to identify and threaten students who took part in the dharna. He said Shah avoided Parliament because he was “guilty”. 

“Shah must go. He must be held accountable,” Gandhi said, and urged PM Modi to order an independent probe under Supreme Court supervision. 

He also criticized the new anti-paper leak bill, calling it “not even a band-aid when surgery is needed” and saying it only increases punishment instead of preventing leaks.

Several of Gandhi’s remarks in Lok Sabha were later expunged by the Speaker.

BJP Hits Back

The BJP strongly denied the charges. 

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused Gandhi of “misleading the House” by claiming Shah ordered firing on protesters.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said: “Rahul Gandhi lied. No bullets were fired. The Home Minister did not order any firing.” 

The BJP demanded that Gandhi apologise for making “baseless” allegations in Parliament.

Gandhi’s Response

In a post on X, Gandhi said: “The BJP can switch off my mic in Parliament, but not the voice of students.”

He also said he would “never apologize to BJP or RSS” and vowed to stand with students until they get justice.