Ever since the police action against protesting students in Delhi on July 20th, the opposition has been continuously targeting Home Minister Amit Shah on this issue. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly demanded answers from Home Minister Amit Shah on this matter. Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly questioned who gave the orders to beat the students and fire pellet guns at the protesters. Speaking to the media, Amit Shah has made his first statement on this issue. He said, “Let’s start the debate in the House, and after that, I am ready to answer all questions.” On the other hand, the opposition has stated that they will not listen. While the ruling party is demanding a discussion on every issue in the House, the opposition is adamant on demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah. These two words have stalled the proceedings of the House.
Speaking for the first time on the opposition’s protest against him, Amit Shah said, “Let’s start the debate today at 3 p.m. I will be present in the House and will respond in detail on Thursday at 3 p.m.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the opposition of running away from the debate on student issues and disrupting Parliament’s functioning. He challenged the opposition to allow the student issue to be discussed in Parliament. He also said, “After the debate, I will make a detailed statement on the issue. I am ready for the debate.”
Minutes after Amit Shah’s proposal for a debate, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, rejected it. He said that the youth do not want to listen to the Home Minister and that he should resign.
Reacting to Amit Shah’s statement, Rahul Gandhi asked, “Who gave the order to open fire on the students? The Delhi Police and the RAF fall under the Home Ministry. Did Amit Shah give the order? If he did, he is guilty. If not, he is incompetent. In either case, he should resign.” In fact, the opposition wants Union Minister Amit Shah to directly address the student issue. However, the Home Minister is telling opposition MPs, “Let’s debate in the House first, and then I will answer all questions.”
Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. In his letter to Birla, the Home Minister stated that the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been discussed in the current Parliament session, and no opposition MP expressed any views regarding the NEET exam. Despite this, the government is ready to discuss the issue again.
Congress leader Rashit Alvi said, “The question is that Amit Shah hasn’t been coming to Parliament since the session began, and he’s saying, ‘How can I come when there’s so much noise in Parliament?’ Amit Shah should be the responsible Home Minister. Amit Shah should come and answer the questions being raised by the opposition.” Why is he saying this from home? Is he a king? He should come to Parliament first, and then we can discuss further matters?
Why is the opposition saying this?
Rashid Alvi, speaking to the media, said that the opposition doesn’t have to give anything in writing about whether a discussion should take place. This is decided by the advisory committee, which includes members from all parties. They should come first at 2 o’clock and give their statement. Discussion is a matter for later. First, they should come and give a statement on what happened at Jantar Mantar, only then will there be discussion. Why would the opposition write that they are ready for discussion? First, they should give a statement on who fired the bullets and batons and on whose orders. If the batons were used on the commissioner’s orders, why wasn’t he suspended? If it happened on your orders, why didn’t you resign?
Rashid Alvi further said that discussions in Parliament are based on statements. First, the minister comes and gives a statement, and then, if necessary, discussion takes place. It’s also possible that Amit Shah gives a statement, and then everyone agrees.