The Supreme Court has asked petitioners challenging the use of metallic pellet guns during protests to amend their plea to specifically contest police regulations permitting such weapons in exceptional circumstances. The Court directed the Delhi government to ensure medical treatment for injured protesters from the July 20 student march.
Congress and INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest at Parliament’s Makar Dwar demanding accountability from the NDA government over alleged police firing and use of force against students during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march against NEET paper leaks.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fierce attack on Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha, alleging Shah ordered or allowed police to use pellet guns and brutal force against protesting students over the NEET paper leak. Gandhi demanded Shah’s dismissal and a Supreme Court-monitored probe, calling him either “culpable” or “incompetent.”
Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking urgent debate on the alleged use of pellet guns by Rapid Action Force personnel during the July 20 student march to Parliament over exam paper leaks. Over 80 people were injured, prompting a CRPF inquiry into whether operational protocols were violated.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hailed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET paper leak row as a “victory of truth over falsehood,” crediting students’ protests for forcing accountability. He condemned police action against demonstrators, recalled pellet gun use in Kashmir, and stressed that democracy must function within Ambedkar’s constitutional framework
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling him a "criminal education minister" and blaming him for paper leaks and student unrest. Presenting injured Delhi University student Sahil, allegedly hit by a pellet gun during the July 20 protests, Gandhi accused the government of attacking the future of youth and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology. Delhi Police denied using pellet guns.
