Reeks of guilt: Rahul Gandhi attacks Amit Shah over Parliament absence, violence
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Home Minister Amit Shah's absence from Parliament "reeks of guilt" as he repeated his demand for a
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Home Minister Amit Shah's absence from Parliament "reeks of guilt" as he repeated his demand for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged police excesses against students. He also asked why Shah was "so scared" of coming to Parliament and explaining the alleged violence. Gandhi shared on X a video clip of police lathi-charging students and said, "Students deserve justice. An independent SC-monitored high powered committee must be constituted to probe brutalities against our students." Read Full Story He was referring to the crackdown on agitators by security forces during the July 20 Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march to Parliament and on student demonstrators in other parts of the country.
In another post, Gandhi asked why Shah was avoiding Parliament over the issue. "It reeks of guilt," he said. On Wednesday too, Gandhi had demanded Shah's removal and sought a Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he called a "brutal attack" on protesting students and the use of pellet guns on them. The former Congress president alleged that by ordering the "brutalities" on students, Shah was culpable and should be removed. He also said that if the minister did not know about the use of pellet guns on protesters, he was incompetent.
The BJP hit back, accusing Gandhi of telling a "bundle of lies" and demanding that he apologise for "misusing" the House by making "baseless" allegations. Gandhi had raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during a debate on a bill seeking stricter punishment for paper leaks, alleging that Shah was behind police excesses and firing on student protesters. His remarks triggered a massive uproar from the treasury benches inside and outside Parliament. The Speaker expunged many of Gandhi's remarks made in the Lok Sabha, but the Congress leader repeated the charges outside Parliament, while continuing to press for Shah's removal and a Supreme Court-monitored investigation.
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