Rahul targets Shah over silence on Delhi Police action; cites student anguish
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticized Home Minister Amit Shah for his silence regarding alleged police brutality against students protesting paper leaks. Gandhi emphasized the need for government accountability for the systemic failures affecting youth.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions between the Indian opposition and the ruling government regarding student welfare and administrative transparency.
NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned home minister Amit Shah’s silence over alleged police brutalities against protesting students, saying he would have to answer for what happened sooner or later.“I have no options left now’ — This is exactly what a student told me in Prayagraj yesterday. Years of preparation, selling the family land, parents burdened with debt and yet, nothing to show for it,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, referring to his “Chhatron ki Goonj” event on Saturday.“This is not his failure, it is the failure of a system that refused to reward his hard work,” Rahul added.Several days have passed since the students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over alleged paper leaks called off their agitation, yet there’s not a single word from Shah on the action…
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