Rahul Gandhi was speaking on that anti-paper-leak bill. He was talking about the student protests in Delhi over the NEET mess, and then he went straight at Amit Shah. He said the Home Minister either ordered the police to use force on those kids — including pellet guns — or he didn’t even know it was happening. Either way, he should resign. He even claimed he saw Shah making calls to police officers from inside Parliament House.
The moment he said it, the BJP side just exploded. Kiren Rijiju was up in a second, demanding an apology. Rajnath Singh joined in. They were shouting that this was completely irresponsible, that he had no proof, and that the Speaker should remove those words from the record.
The house became pure chaos. People yelling from both sides. Speaker trying to control it, but no chance. Around 1.40 in the afternoon they had to adjourn the whole thing, even though Rahul hadn’t finished speaking.
That’s when the real drama started behind the scenes.
Rijiju went straight to meet Amit Shah. Piyush Goyal was there, Anil Baluni, Sambit Patra — the usual group. After talking to Shah, Rijiju went to Speaker Om Birla to formally complain.
At the same time, Priyanka Gandhi, Venugopal and Gaurav Gogoi also reached the Speaker’s room. Birla called both sides in. Rijiju was clear: no apology, no functioning of the house. Congress was equally clear: let Rahul finish his speech. Nobody moved an inch.
After that meeting, the government decided — if there’s no sorry, just push the bill through after Jitendra Singh’s reply. Other opposition MPs who were waiting to speak? Tough luck.
When the house came back after 3, Jitendra Singh stood up. Congress MPs immediately rushed into the well, shouting that Rahul should be allowed to complete. In all that noise, Singh replied point by point. He said no one fired any shots — only tear gas was used. And legally, only a magistrate can order firing, not a minister. He even said Rahul doesn’t understand how administration works.
Despite the slogans, the bill was passed by voice vote. House adjourned by 3.25.
Later in the evening Rahul held a press conference. He was in no mood to apologise. “I will never apologise to the BJP or RSS,” he said. He showed photos of injured students, talked about pellet guns and even sticks with nails, and repeated that either Shah ordered it or he is incompetent — both ways he has to go. He asked Modi to sack him and order a proper investigation.
Delhi Police, of course, are saying no one was hit by bullets and some of the injury claims floating around are wrong.
So what actually changed after those remarks? The bill got passed in the middle of the mess. Rahul’s full speech was cut short. Opposition felt they were silenced. Government got its law. And the temperature between both sides went up another level.
It’s not just another shouting match. It’s about how student protests are handled, who is finally responsible when police use force in Delhi, and how far you can go while naming a minister on the floor of the house. The videos are still out there. The unanswered letter Rahul says he wrote is still hanging. Both sides are dug in.
From outside it looked like the usual Parliament noise. Inside the rooms it was a proper stand-off. One side refused to take back the words. The other refused to let the house run without an apology. In the end, numbers decided it, like they always do.
The session is still on. The students are still waiting for answers. And this fight over who ordered what that day is nowhere near finished.
Sources:
NDTV report on the inside story of the deadlock and bill passage; The Hindu coverage of Rahul Gandhi’s press conference and demands; statements from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Minister of State Jitendra Singh in the Lok Sabha; Congress leaders’ comments after the session; Delhi Police fact-checks on injury claims.
