‘Home Minister Should Resign’: Rahul Gandhi Says PM Should Apologise to Students - The Economic Times Video
Rahul Gandhi said about 7.5 crore students were affected by paper leaks and accused the Modi government of responding with batons and detention.
- On Monday, Delhi Police deployed heavy security and used tear gas and lathis to disperse thousands of Cockroach Janta Party protesters marching from Jantar Mantar toward Parliament demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam paper leaks.
- Demonstrators had gathered at Jantar Mantar for several days protesting alleged mismanagement of competitive examinations; they demanded Pradhan's resignation and systemic reforms to the examination system.
- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the most anti-youth Prime Minister in India's history," alleging 152 paper leaks affected about 7.5 crore students and the government answered "legitimate questions" with "batons and detention."
- Other opposition leaders condemned the police action: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray stated the government "has become mentally ill," while Trinamool Congress head Mamata Banerjee questioned why the administration feared its own students.
- Despite the crackdown, the Centre initiated its first formal engagement with the movement later in the day as Cockroach Janta Party representatives met with Union Minister J.P. Nadda to discuss their demands regarding examination reforms.
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Rahul Gandhi Demands PM Narendra Modi’s Apology Over Student Protest Crackdown in Delhi, Calls Action ‘Completely Un-Indian’ | 📰 LatestLY
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has launched a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a security crackdown on youth protesting examination irregularities in New Delhi. 📰 Rahul Gandhi Demands PM Narendra Modi’s Apology Over Student Protest Crackdown in Delhi, Calls Action ‘Completely Un-Indian’.
‘Home Minister should resign’: Rahul Gandhi says PM should apologise to students - The Economic Times Video
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi backed the ongoing student protest and strongly criticised the government over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in competitive examinations. Rahul Gandhi said young people in India were being denied opportunities and that the issue was about their future, not just the education system. He demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and said he would meet students injured during the protest.
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