‘Not Interested In Fantasy Conversations’: Rahul Gandhi Targets Amit Shah, Demands Answers on Student Firing

Leade
of
Oppositio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
Rahul
Ga dhi
o
Mo day
ejected
the
gove me t’s
offe
of
a
discussio
o
stude t
issues,
dema di g
that
U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
fi st
a swe
o e
questio :
who
autho ised
the
alleged
fi i g
o
p otesti g
stude ts
i
Delhi?

Ga dhi
said
the
Oppositio ‘s
dema d
was
eve
fo
Shah
to
simply
come
to
Pa liame t
a d
delive
a
speech
o
ge e al
issues.
It
wa ted
him
to
cla ify
whethe
he
autho ised
the
alleged
police
actio
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
i
Delhi
o
Ju e
20.

“The
questio
was
eve
that
M
Amit
Shah
is
goi g
to
come
a d
give
a
speech
o
some
ge e al
topics
i
Pa liame t.
The
questio
was
always
that
Amit
Shah
has
to
make
it
clea
who
autho ised
the
shooti g
of
ou
you gste s
i
Delhi,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said.

#WATCH
|
Delhi
|
LoP,
Lok
Sabha,
Rahul
Ga dhi
says,
“Amit
Shah
does
ot
have
the
cou age
to
come
to
the
Pa liame t
a d
sta d
befo e
us.
This
is
what
they
have
show
i
the
last
15
days.
Neithe
Na e d a
Modi
o
Amit
Shah
has
the
guts…No
o e
is
i te ested
i
his
opi io ;
we…

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—
ANI
(@ANI)

August
10,
2026

He
alleged
that
pellet
gu s
we e
used
a d
stude ts
we e
beate
with
lathis
“with
ails
o
them& dquo;,
dema di g
that
Shah
“come
clea & dquo;.

‘If
He
O de ed
It,
He
Is
Guilty& squo;

Ga dhi
said
Shah
would
bea
espo sibility
if
he
had
autho ised
the
fi i g,
while
faili g
to
k ow
about
the
actio
would
amou t
to
i compete ce.

“If
he
o de ed
it,
he
is
guilty
of
getti g
ou
child e
shot.
A d
if
he
did ‘t
k ow
about
it
happe i g,
he’s
i compete t.
Eithe
way,
he
should
go,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said.

He
said
the
Oppositio
wa ted
cla ity
o
whethe
the
Home
Mi iste
autho ised
the
actio
a d,
if
ot,
who
withi
the
Mi ist y
of
Home
Affai s
had
do e
so.

“Amit
Shah
does
ot
have
the
cou age
to
come
to
the
Pa liame t
a d
sta d
befo e
us.
This
is
what
they
have
show
i
the
last
15
days.
Neithe
Na e d a
Modi
o
Amit
Shah
has
the
guts,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said.

“No
o e
is
i te ested
i
his
opi io ;
we
just
wa t
to
k ow
who
o de ed
the
fi i g,
a d
if
he
did
ot
o de
it,
the
who
i
MHA
o de ed
it?
We
wa t
to
u de sta d:
is
the e
culpability
o
i compete ce?& dquo;

The
Oppositio
has
accused
the
Delhi
Police
of
disp opo tio ate
actio
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
u de
the
ba e
of
the
Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty
(CJP)
o
Ju e
20.
It
has
also
aised
allegatio s
ove
the
use
of
pellet
gu s.

Th ee
Dema ds
F om
Oppositio

Ga dhi
said
the
dema d
fo
a
a swe
o
the
alleged
fi i g
was
o e
of
th ee
issues
the
Oppositio
was
p essi g.

“Fi st,
he
should
make
that
abu da tly
clea .
Afte
that,
the
questio
of
a y
discussio
a ises,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said.

He
said
the
seco d
dema d
was
fo
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
to
apologise
ove
what
had
happe ed.

The
thi d
co ce ed
allegatio s
of
theft
f om
the
Ram
Ma di .

“People
ve y
close
to
the
P ime
Mi iste
have
stole
f om
the
Ram
Ma di ,& dquo;
he
alleged.

“These
a e
the
th ee
issues.
So
ow
Amit
Shah
sudde ly
sayi g
that
he
is
eady
to
speak.
We
a e
ot
i te ested
i
his
fa tasy
co ve satio s.
We
a e
i te ested
i
whethe
he
autho ised
o
did ‘t
autho ise
the
shooti g
of
ou
child e .& dquo;

Ga dhi
said
the
Oppositio
had
bee
aisi g
these
dema ds
fo
the
past
15
days.

‘Viole ce
Agai st
Stude ts
Is
W o g& squo;

Ga dhi
also
add essed
the
stude t
p otests
i
Jha kha d,
maki g
it
clea
that
the
Co g ess
did
ot
suppo t
viole ce
agai st
peaceful
p oteste s.

“My
message
to
the
stude ts
of
Jha kha d
is
clea .
We
co dem
a y
viole ce
agai st
peacefully
p otesti g
stude ts,
ega dless
of
whe e
it
occu s.
We
co dem
it;
we
a e
agai st
it;
we
do
ot
e do se
o
suppo t
it,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said.

“We
a e
ve y
clea
o
this,
the e
is
o
co fusio
i
ou
mi ds
that
attacki g
a
peaceful
p otest
with
viole ce
is
w o g.& dquo;

He
also
called
o
the
Jha kha d
gove me t
to
co ti ue
e gagi g
with
the
p otesti g
stude ts.

“Use
of
fo ce
agai st
stude ts
p otesti g
i
Jha kha d
is
w o g,& dquo;
Ga dhi
said,
addi g
that
the
state
gove me t
“must
co ti ue
to
hea
p otesti g
stude ts
out& dquo;
a d
esolve
thei
issues
immediately.

His
comme ts
came
as
the
Oppositio
co ti ued
to
p ess
the
gove me t
ove
police
actio
agai st
stude ts,
while
also
seeki g
cla ity
o
othe
issues
it
has
aised
i
Pa liame t.

Gove me t
Says
Shah
Will
Respo d

The
Oppositio ‘s
ema ks
came
afte
Pa liame ta y
Affai s
Mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
the
gove me t
was
eady
fo
a
detailed
discussio
o
issues
co ce i g
stude ts
a d
that
Shah
would
espo d
to
the
poi ts
aised
by
the
Oppositio .

“The
gove me t
is
eady
fo
a
discussio
o
issues
elated
to
stude ts.
We
a e
eady
a d
will
espo d
to
all
the
poi ts
that
will
be
aised
by
the
Oppositio .
The
Home
Mi iste
will
espo d,& dquo;
Rijiju
said.

He
u ged
Oppositio
MPs
to
allow
the
discussio
to
p oceed
without
dis uptio s.

“My
o ly
poi t
to
the
Oppositio
is
that
while
the
discussio
a d
a
eply
a e
bei g
made,
the
Oppositio
should
ot
c eate
distu ba ces
to
p eve t
the
stateme t
of
the
Home
Mi iste ,& dquo;
Rijiju
said.

“They
must
liste
to
the
eply
of
the
Home
Mi iste
a d
the
gove me t.
O ce
discussio
begi s,
we
must
have
a
th eadba e
discussio .& dquo;

The
Oppositio ,
howeve ,
has
ejected
the
idea
of
t eati g
Shah’s
p oposed
espo se
as
sufficie t,
with
Ga dhi
i sisti g
that
the
Home
Mi iste
must
fi st
a swe
whethe
he
autho ised
the
alleged
fi i g.

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