Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Congress: Jharkhand Issue Cannot Divert from Delhi Police Atrocity
Some students in India were hurt by police while protesting.
This happened in Delhi and in a place called Jharkhand.
In Delhi, students marched near Parliament on July 20, and people say the police were too rough.
In Jharkhand, students were upset about problems with their exams.
Congress leaders say hurting students is always wrong.
They think the central government is talking about Jharkhand to make people forget what happened in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi said students have the right to protest peacefully and that talking is the only way to solve problems.
Another leader said the Jharkhand government is listening to the students.
One party group, called the NDA, says the other side is stopping Parliament from working.
Everyone agrees that leaders should talk to students instead of using force.
Congress MP K.C. Venugopal said the BJP-led Centre cannot use the Jharkhand students' issue to divert attention from alleged police brutality during the July 20 Delhi Parliament march.
NDA and Opposition MPs held rival protests outside Parliament's Makar Dwar, with the BJP-led NDA accusing the Opposition of 'stalling' parliamentary proceedings.
The Opposition demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah be present in the House to address police action against students, particularly the use of pellet guns.
Rahul Gandhi called police action against students protesting examination irregularities in Jharkhand 'wrong,' urging dialogue and immediate resolution; Congress MPs Amar Singh and Pramod Tiwari also condemned force against students.
SP MP Pushpendra Saroj backed the JMM-led Jharkhand government's engagement with students, noting that the protesters' demand for a CBI probe can only be fulfilled by the BJP-led Centre.
- Who
- Congress MP K.C. Venugopal, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, other Opposition MPs (Amar Singh, Pramod Tiwari, Pushpendra Saroj), Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP-led NDA, and student protesters in Delhi and Jharkhand.
- What
- A political clash in Parliament over police action against student protesters, with Congress accusing the BJP-led Centre of using the Jharkhand issue to divert attention from alleged police brutality in the July 20 Delhi march.
- When
- On the Tuesday of the protests described in the article; the Delhi Parliament march it references took place on July 20.
- Where
- Outside Makar Dwar of Parliament House in New Delhi; protests also involved Jharkhand, with reference to Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- Alleged police excesses, including the use of pellet guns and lathi-charges, against students protesting examination irregularities in Jharkhand and against the Delhi marchers.
Opposition (Congress and allies)
BJP-led NDA
Police use of force against students
Opposition (Congress and allies)
Condemns force, lathi-charges and pellet guns against student protesters in Delhi and Jharkhand and wants Amit Shah to answer in Parliament.
BJP-led NDA
Accuses the Opposition of 'selective' outrage over the Jharkhand students' stir and of 'stalling' Parliament's proceedings.
Jharkhand issue as distraction
Opposition (Congress and allies)
Raising the Jharkhand issue is an attempt to divert attention from the 'atrocities' against students in Delhi; both must be condemned.
BJP-led NDA
Portrays the Opposition's focus as selective outrage pertaining to the Jharkhand students' stir rather than genuine concern.
- Key figure
- Congress MP K.C. Venugopal
- Allegation
- BJP-led Centre using Jharkhand issue to divert attention from Delhi police atrocity
- Delhi march date
- July 20
- Protest location
- Outside Makar Dwar of Parliament, New Delhi
- Opposition demand
- Amit Shah address police action against students, including pellet gun use
- Jharkhand protest cause
- Alleged examination irregularities
- Jharkhand government
- JMM-led Congress-JMM government headed by Hemant Soren, engaging with students
- Protesters' demand
- CBI probe, which SP MP says only the BJP-led Centre can fulfill