New Delhi [India], July 27 : Congress Lok Sabha MP KC Venugopal on Monday intensified the Opposition's attack on the Centre over the alleged police action against student protesters, demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah appear in Parliament and explain the alleged use of pellet guns in Delhi and AK-47s in Bihar during protests over examination irregularities.
Speaking to ANI amid continued Opposition protests in Parliament, Venugopal questioned the Home Minister's absence from the debate.
"Kiren Rijiju is not our party leader. He is representing the Government of India. Which type of government? Now the Government of India is using AK-47s against students in Bihar, pellet guns against students in Delhi. This is the government sitting there. He is the representative of that government. Who cares about him? Our demand is very clear: Where is the Home Minister? Where is he hiding? This has to be answered! He has to come to the Lok Sabha and explain who ordered the AK-47s in Bihar, who ordered pellet guns in Delhi! He has to answer!... People are thinking he is solely responsible for all these atrocities," Venugopal said.
Congress MP Manish Tiwari also questioned the alleged use of force against unarmed protesters, arguing that established legal procedures for crowd control had not been followed.
"The fundamental point is this: is it justified to use pellet guns and AK-47s against unarmed and non-violent protesters? The direct answer is completely inappropriate. The Supreme Court has laid down a Standard Operating Procedure for handling demonstrations. But the way pellet guns were allegedly used against unarmed students and videos are emerging from Bihar showing a constable carrying an AK-47, this is sheer brutality. This is inhuman, and this is an atrocity," Tiwari told ANI.
Criticising the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, Tiwari termed it a "band-aid" solution.
"If the government were serious, it would have brought a comprehensive law to address the challenges facing India's education sector. This Bill has been brought merely to calm public anger after the police violence. There is nothing in this Bill," he said.
The remarks came after Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha amid loud sloganeering by Opposition members, following which the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
The Bill seeks to strengthen the legal framework against paper leaks by introducing fast-track courts, time-bound investigations and trials, enhanced punishments, Special Task Forces and Special Public Prosecutors.