Rahul Gandhi blames Amit Shah

Every person who used pellet guns on students will be held accountable. Anti-paper leak bill is like a band aid, we need surgery.

-Rahul Gandhi

LoP in Lok Sabha

metro india news I new delhi

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi came out hard on the Union Minister Amit Shah while speaking about police crackdown in various cities during the NEET paper leak protests here on Wednesday.

“The Home Minister is not here today because he is scared,” Mr. Gandhi said, drawing objections from the treasury benches. Gandhi accused Mr. Shah's hand in police crackdowns. His remarks were expunged. Speaker Om Birla immediately intervened, saying the discussion was not on the Home Minister.

“We are not discussing the Home Minister today,” Mr. Birla said and added that he must provide proof to substantiate his allegations.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju objected to Mr. Gandhi’s remarks and asked him to clarify the basis of his allegations. “On what basis have you said this? This is highly objectionable. You should apologise,” Mr. Rijiju said.

Mr Gandhi also accused the Government 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 are called the RSS,” he said.  He further added, “Any action that is taken by police forces or forces associated with the Home Ministry requires his order,” Mr. Gandhi said, blaming Mr. Shah for the police action.

Mr. 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 are 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 an andhbhakt,” Mr. Gandhi said. The Congress leader also launched a sharp attack on the RSS, accusing it of influencing the education system and shaping what students are taught.

Mr. 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 and 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.”