If shred of shame left, get Amit Shah to resign: Kharge to PM Modi
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah, citing the government's alleged vendetta against student protesters. Kharge claims the BJP has reneged on promises made to students following the NEET paper leak agitation.
Why it matters
This highlights escalating political tensions in India regarding youth unemployment, examination integrity, and the government's handling of civil dissent.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday (July 31, 2026) accused the Centre of acting out of a sense of vendetta against students by filing FIRs against them and subjecting them to forced detentions, as he asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get Home Minister Amit Shah to resign.
Mr. Kharge said the youth withdrew their agitation on the condition that no action would be taken against them, but now the BJP governments have reneged on their own word.
“Narendra Modi ji, 10 days ago, your government cracked down on the youth using lathis, batons and pellet guns,” Mr. Kharge said, referring to the crackdown on agitators by security forces during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and on student demonstrators in other parts of the country protesting against the NEET paper leak issue.
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