Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Kharge targets Modi, Shah over Parliament logjam on student protest
Some students in India walked to Parliament on July 20 to ask questions about a test paper leak.
Police stopped them, and some people say the police were too rough.
A leader named Mallikarjun Kharge, who heads the Congress party, wants a government leader named Amit Shah to talk about it in Parliament.
Kharge has been asking for 17 days, but Amit Shah has not made a statement.
Kharge says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making short videos on Instagram at night instead of coming to Parliament.
He thinks the prime minister and the home minister are avoiding the question.
The two big rooms of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, are stuck because of this argument.
Because they are stuck, many official tasks are not getting done.
Kharge says the government should either make a statement or resign.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the police crackdown against students during their July 20 march to Parliament.
Kharge alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making Instagram reels at night instead of coming to Parliament, calling it an insult to MPs and the people.
The Opposition has been demanding for 17 days a statement from Shah on alleged police excesses during the student protest over the paper leak issue.
Kharge accused the government, PM Modi, and Amit Shah of being responsible for Parliament not functioning and said they should either make a statement or resign.
Both Houses of Parliament remain deadlocked, with most legislative business conducted amid din as the Opposition refuses to relent.
- Who
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- What
- Kharge demanded a statement from Amit Shah on the police crackdown on students during the July 20 march to Parliament and accused PM Modi of making Instagram reels instead of coming to the House.
- When
- Monday, when Kharge made his remarks; the Opposition has pressed for a statement for 17 days, and the student march took place on July 20.
- Where
- Parliament House complex in India.
- Why
- The Opposition wants the government to answer for alleged police excesses against students protesting the paper leak issue and says the government is avoiding debate, leaving Parliament deadlocked.
- Key Figure
- Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president
- Target of Criticism
- PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Event
- Police crackdown on student march to Parliament on July 20
- Protest Reason
- Paper leak issue
- Demand
- Statement from Amit Shah in Parliament, or resignation
- Days of Demand
- 17 days
- Parliament Status
- Both Houses deadlocked; legislative business conducted amid din