Rahul's 'advice' to PM Modi, and 3 guarantees to students over police action on protesters
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Indian government of suppressing his voice in the Lok Sabha after he criticized Home Minister Amit Shah regarding police conduct toward student protesters. Gandhi demanded a probe into the incident and called for Shah's resignation.
Why it matters
The standoff highlights deep political tensions in India regarding parliamentary procedure, police accountability, and the treatment of student activists.
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of denying him an opportunity to speak in the Lok Sabha because he held Union home minister Amit Shah responsible for the alleged police brutality during the July 20 CJP march.Addressing a press conference after the proceedings, Rahul claimed he was assured he would be allowed to resume his speech if he apologised, but said he refused, declaring that he would "never ever apologise to the BJP, RSS, or any other person associated with them." "As you saw today, the leader of the opposition was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha. Multiple times, I asked the Speaker to bring order to the House so that I could speak. Multiple times, Rajnath Singh ji and others were allowed to speak, but I was not allowed to speak. The excuse was that I said something about Mr.
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