Government inaction forced Rahul Gandhi to protest: Kharge

Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, interacting with media persons at Kalaburagi airport on Friday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday backed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s protest seeking the registration of an FIR against the police officers who allegedly fired pellets at students protesting peacefully at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 20, saying that government inaction had forced Mr. Gandhi to take to the streets.During a brief interaction with media persons upon his arrival at Kalaburagi airport, Mr. Kharge said the government had assured that action would be taken against the erring police officers. He said they had failed to regi