Rahul Gandhi alleges Amit Shah ‘authorised shooting of students’ during youth protests
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged in the Lok Sabha that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had “authorised the shooting of our students” during the nationwide youth protests.
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“He put the pellets into the blood of our students,” the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said. “He ordered the students of India to be shot.”
🔺The Home Minister ordered the shooting of our students.
— Congress (@INCIndia) July 29, 2026
🔺He put pellets into the blood of our students.
🔺He ordered the students of India to be shot.
: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/DWrjb4RnRH
Gandhi also questioned Shah’s absence from the House and claimed that the students had raised “uncomfortable questions” that the home ministry was “too scared to answer”.
His comments triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju demanding that Gandhi apologise or provide evidence for the allegation, saying the House could not function without clarification.
Speaker Om Birla said statements made in Parliament must be backed by facts and warned that such remarks could not be made without the findings of an official inquiry.
“Unless you have a basis to say what you said, it can’t be taken on record,” Birla said.
In response, Gandhi said that “the use of force can only be authorised by the home minister or the prime minister”.
During his speech on...