New Delhi, July 30:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded the sacking of Home Minister Amit Shah and a Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he claimed was a “brutal attack” on protesting students and use of pellet guns on them, a charge rejected by the BJP as “lie”.
Gandhi alleged that by ordering the “brutalities” on students, Shah was culpable and hence should be removed. He said in case Shah did not know about the use of pellet guns on protesters, he was incompetent and in that case also should be sacked.
The BJP hit back, accusing Gandhi of telling a “bundle of lies”.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju rejected Gandhi’s charges and accused him of trying to mislead the House by claiming that Shah ordered police firing during the protests over NEET paper leak.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also sought to debunk Gandhi’s claims. “Rahul Gandhi said that bullets were fired at the students. He lied. No bullet was fired. He also lied that the Home Minister ordered the firing.” Gandhi started his attack on Shah in Lok Sabha while speaking on the debate on the bill seeking to make stricter punishment for paper leaks. He alleged Shah was behind police excesses and firing against student protesters, triggering a massive uproar inside and outside Parliament.
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