Rahul Gandhi leveled serious allegations in the Lok Sabha, accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of authorizing the shooting of students during a protest concerning the NEET paper leak. These claims sparked a considerable uproar, prompting calls for evidence and an apology from government officials and the Speaker. Gandhi also extended his criticism to the RSS, alleging its undue influence over the country's education system and framing student protests as a legitimate expression of youth sentiment.

Rahul Gandhi leveled serious allegations in the Lok Sabha, accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of authorizing the shooting of students during a protest concerning the NEET paper leak. These claims sparked a considerable uproar, prompting calls for evidence and an apology from government officials and the Speaker. Gandhi also extended his criticism to the RSS, alleging its undue influence over the country's education system and framing student protests as a legitimate expression of youth sentiment.

Rahul Gandhi leveled serious allegations in the Lok Sabha, accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of authorizing the shooting of students during a protest concerning the NEET paper leak. These claims sparked a considerable uproar, prompting calls for evidence and an apology from government officials and the Speaker. Gandhi also extended his criticism to the RSS, alleging its undue influence over the country's education system and framing student protests as a legitimate expression of youth sentiment.

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when he alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah “authorised the shooting of our students” during the protest in Delhi. His remarks triggered a massive uproar in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the bill to amend the anti-paper leaks law.

"The home minister is not here today because he is scared," Gandhi said, adding that he saw Amit Shah’s carcade and the Home Minister was “sitting inside the car, looking all shaken up”.

“Why is the Home Minister not here today? Because he is scared.  The Home Minister is scared; he authorised the shooting of our students. He put pellets into the blood of our students; he ordered the students of India to be shot," he said, referring to the crackdown by security forces during the march to Parliament on July 20 during the CJP-led protest on the NEET paper leak issue.

His remarks drew objection from both Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Speaker Om Birla. Rijiju questioned Gandhi and demanded that he apologise.

“How can you say this? You are the LoP. On what basis are you levelling this allegation? What you said is wrong. I object, and this should be expunged. Rahul Gandhi should apologise as this is a serious allegation and a breach of his own position and privilege," Rijiju said.

Speaker Om Birla too intervened, saying the discussion was not on the Home Minister. "We are not discussing the Home Minister today," Birla said and added that he must provide proof to substantiate his allegations.

Gandhi also launched a sharp attack on the RSS, accusing it of influencing the education system and shaping what students are taught. "The soul of the system has been captured by the RSS. Dharmendra Pradhan never ran the education ministry. The man and organisation that run the ministry is called the RSS.

"They (students) have to buy this nonsensical history that RSS fantasises about. Pradhan is the symbol. Your real enemy is the RSS. They are the people who want you to be andhbhakts," Gandhi said.

Gandhi said he was "very excited" and "reassured" by the student protests over the NEET paper leak issue and described them as an expression of the youth.

He said, "I was very excited, reassured by what the future of this country did on our streets. This was not anger, not violence, not hatred; this was an expression, deep expressions of the youth of this country, of the future generation of this country."

"All parties should respect this expression, including my friends in the BJP. If my friends in the BJP were to go and ask their own children about what their brothers and sisters were doing, they would find agreement among their own children. There is nothing wrong with what happened, and every Indian should be proud," he said.

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