BJP alleges Rahul Gandhi spread misinformation on police action, demands apology

Sambit Patra accuses the Congress leader of insulting students by dividing the protesters at Jantar Mantar into three categories — ‘students’, ‘idiots’ and ‘andhbhakt’ (blind devotees), and of repeatedly using the unparliamentary word ‘idiot’ in the Lok Sabha

The BJP has doubled down on its demand that Gandhi apologise. "Let me clearly state the Bharatiya Janata Party's position on Rahul Gandhi and the statement he made in the House: Rahul Gandhi must apologize," said the BJP's Sambit Patra in a separate press conference.

Rahul Gandhi lacks knowledge of parliamentary norms, how government runs, Union minister Jitendra Singh in Lok SabhaNEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday rejected leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Union home minister Amit Shah had authorised police excesses against student protesters, insisting that no s

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of ordering police action on student protesters. 4 min readNew DelhiJul 29, 2026 02:55 PM IST First published on: Jul 29, 2026 at 02:55 PM IST Lok Sabha proceedings were abruptly disrupted on Wednesday after a confrontation between the Treasu