Opposition to corner government in Parliament on ‘police brutality’ against students, insist on PM apology
The Indian opposition, led by the Congress party, is planning to challenge the government in Parliament over alleged police brutality against protesting students. They are demanding accountability and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the use of force, including pellet guns, against demonstrators.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding student protests, government accountability, and the use of force by law enforcement.
The Congress -led opposition is set to keep the pressure on the government in Parliament over the alleged police brutality against protesting students, demanding action against those responsible for the assault and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi , sources said on Sunday (July 26, 2026).
However, the opposition's floor strategy and its stand on the bill to amend the two-year-old anti-paper leak law will be finalised at the INDIA bloc meeting in Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's chamber in Parliament on Monday (July 27) morning, they said.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah , seeking accountability for the "barbaric assault" on peacefully protesting students and asking whether he approved the use of "lethal force", including pellet guns.
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