Un-Indian, PM must apologise: Rahul Gandhi on cops beating students at CJP stir

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the lathicharge on students at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest on Monday, calling the act "un-Indian". Speaking to reporters, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, appeared livid and questioned PM Modi's silence on the matter. "What's happening, people being beaten, is completely un-Indian. Modi hasn't even apologised for what happened yesterday," he said.Gandhi along with a few other Opposition MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla earlier in the day, urging a discussion on the crackdown in Parliament. On that, he claimed that Birla denied agreeing to it readily, explaining that he first needed to take permission from the central government."Think about it, the Speaker is telling us that to debate in Parliament he has to take permission from the government. He is openly telling us that," the Congress leader told reporters.Talking about the issues with the Indian education and testing system that students have been raising, Rahul Gandhi said that the concerns are much bigger than mere education. He claimed the testing system had "ceased to exist" and was "hollowed out by termites", stressing that the demand is legitimate. "There is nothing wrong with it...Why is the Prime Minister silent? What is the reason? He should apologise to the students, and he should stop this nonsense (referencing the lathicharge on students)." Bashing the Centre, the former Congress chief said that instead of acknowledging their concerns and working to better the education system and fix the examination framework, police are cracking down on students.He further slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he should resign, and since he reports to the PM, the latter should step down as well. "Dharmendra Pradhan is an intermediary. He should absolutely resign, but he hasn't beaten up these students. The Home Minister has. He should resign, and since the Home Minister reports to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister should resign. What is going on?" Echoing Gandhi's sentiment, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged the Centre used their "private army" to thrash students and likened the PM Modi-led NDA government to Hitler's regime. "Private army used by the government yesterday against students. Hitler used the private army against his own people. Similarly, this government used the private army to crack down on students," he added.Yadav claimed that the Centre is unable to fire its ministers fearing they will "leak their secrets".- EndsPublished By: Devika BhattacharyaPublished On: Jul 21, 2026 12:26 IST