Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi interacts with Bihar-based college students who had been reportedly injured in police motion in the course of the student-led protest in New Delhi on September 3, 2026.
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Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (September 6, 2026) lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over the police action against protesting students in Bihar, asking whereas their damaged bones can be mounted, if their shattered desires might be restored.
Mr. Gandhi shared a video of his latest assembly with college students and kids from Bihar who, he mentioned, endured “horrific police brutality” for elevating their voices in opposition to alleged irregularities within the examination system.
In his put up in Hindi accompanying the video, Mr. Gandhi mentioned, “Think about, what sin had these youngsters dedicated that they had been shot with bullets? That they had solely requested the federal government for 3 issues — training, employment, and accountability. The bone in a single scholar’s leg was damaged by an AK-47 bullet. His dream of becoming a member of the military and serving the nation vanished together with it. Bullets tore by way of the shoulders of two different college students,” the Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha mentioned.
Asserting that the scholars are usually not criminals, he mentioned they had been the youngsters from poor households who had stepped out to review, carrying their households’ desires. “Some needed a very good job, some needed to vary their household’s circumstances,” he mentioned.
“The bullet wounds will heal, however the place is the hospital that treats the concern that has now settled deep inside these youngsters?” Mr. Gandhi questioned.
“Prime Minister ji, Chief Minister ji, their damaged bones can be mounted. Are you able to restore their shattered desires?” he requested.
Mr. Gandhi, on assembly college students from Bihar on Thursday (September 3, 2026), had mentioned the BJP ought to keep in mind that any regime that suppresses the voice of kids ultimately has to reply to the folks, and claimed that day shouldn’t be far off.
“Police lathis in addition to gunfire from AK-47 and pistols left many college students injured. A younger man aspiring to serve the nation within the Military had his leg battered by an AK-47 bullet and with it, his life-long dream was additionally shattered,” Mr. Gandhi mentioned.
“These younger folks had been merely demanding truthful alternatives, a clear examination system and their rights,” he added.
“What was the necessity to use lathis and bullets in response to such calls for?” the Congress chief had requested.
“The federal government can’t absolve itself of duty for such excessive brutality by merely blaming a number of low-ranking officers. This motion is both the results of orders from above or an indication of the administration’s utter failure,” he mentioned.
“It doesn’t matter what the Bihar authorities does, I stand with these younger folks. I’m prepared to offer them with each attainable help,” Mr. Gandhi mentioned.
Patna witnessed a pitched battle between job aspirants and police final month as demonstrators tried to march to the Chief Minister’s residence demanding a single-tier trainer job examination and a clear recruitment course of.
The scholars’ protest in Bihar, which started within the first week of August, has obtained assist from opposition leaders, together with RJD’s working president Tejashwi Yadav.
Printed – September 06, 2026 03:00 pm IST
