Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding accountability over the police action against students protesting in Delhi on July 20, raising questions over the alleged use of pellet guns and the deployment of plain-clothed personnel during the crackdown.
The letter comes amid escalating political protests over the alleged irregularities in the Common Job Preliminary (CJP) examination. Student organisations have been staging demonstrations demanding the cancellation of the examination and a fresh test. The issue intensified after a Sansad March earlier this week, while Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Friday amid mounting political pressure over the controversy.
"Who gave the order to kill the students?" asked Rahul Gandhi in a post on social media platform X.
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In the two-page letter, Gandhi alleged that students protesting peacefully were subjected to excessive force and sought answers from the Home Minister on who authorised the police action.
